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    • Jacek DziembajJ
      Jacek Dziembaj
      last edited by

      Hi!

      I’m a new fan of Notepad++

      Is there a method of inserting current time in the Notepad++ editor - the same way like the old Notepad does it when pressing F5?

      In Notepad one F5 keystroke: 1:07 PM 12/29/2018

      If possible I would like to do it without any complex macros or for example AutoHotkey executables.

      Thanks - and Happy New Year!

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      • Meta ChuhM
        Meta Chuh moderator @Jacek Dziembaj
        last edited by

        hello @Jacek-Dziembaj and welcome to the notepad++ community.

        if you use the 32 bit version of notepad++ you can use the textfx characters plugin to insert the current time and date.

        install it by using plugins > plugins admin (notepad++ 7.6.1+) or manually (install how to will depend on your notepad++ version).

        then go to the menu bar > textfx > textfx insert > date & time - short format (or long format) as you like

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        • Jacek DziembajJ
          Jacek Dziembaj
          last edited by

          Thanks for your response :)

          For now I use v7.5.9 64-bit. If needed I could downgrade. Is there any disadvantage in downgrading?

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          • Meta ChuhM
            Meta Chuh moderator @Jacek Dziembaj
            last edited by Meta Chuh

            @Jacek-Dziembaj
            if you didn’t make a lot of customization in your current notepad++ yet, there’s no relevant disadvantage of upgrading to version 7.6.1 (even if it is 32 bit and you had 64 bit before)

            you will just have to uninstall your notepad++ 7.5.9 (64 bit)
            then download and install version 7.6.1 (32 bit) from here: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.6.1/npp.7.6.1.Installer.exe

            after that you can use the integrated plugins admin to install the textfx characters plugin and/or install/remove any other officially available plugin enhancements that may be of interest to you

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            • Jacek DziembajJ
              Jacek Dziembaj
              last edited by

              Thanks @Meta-Chuh. I will follow your advice. I hope I won’t have too much work with my other language packs etc. Have a good one!

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              • Alan KilbornA
                Alan Kilborn
                last edited by

                TextFX probably isn’t the best recommendation, given that it is 32-bit only and not maintained. Although it requires the use of another plugin, this thread gives another way of achieving the goal: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/community/topic/13792/date-time-again

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