Date Format
Date Format
Clicking on the Date Format button opens the palette below:
The notions of time and date are at the heart of the NOP. To ensure their accuracy, they are handled in a format different from the ones mostly used. This component has been designed to help you enter / edit times and dates in the Portal format.
To enter a time based data, simply select from the drop-down list the desired format:
- Date
- Time
- Date and Time
Depending on your choice, a calendar and/or a time picker will then invite you to select the date and/or time to appear in your text once you have clicked on the Insert button.
Example
This is the corresponding code as it will appear in the text editor:
And this is how the code is rendered in the NOP:
Note: when you click on the Date and Time button with the mouse insertion point set inside the date tags (highlighted in red), this component turns into an editor, allowing to change any of the parameters (format, date and time).
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