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<info>
  <link type="guide" xref="gedit-plugin-guide#gedit-default-plugins"/>
  <revision pkgversion="3.2" version="1.0" date="2011-08-17" status="candidate"/>
  <credit type="author">
    <name>Daniel Neel</name>
    <email>dneelyep@gmail.com</email>
  </credit>

  <credit type="author">
    <name>Jim Campbell</name>
    <email>jwcampbell@gmail.com</email>
  </credit>
  <desc>Insert the current date/time at the cursor position</desc>
</info>

<title>Insert date/time</title>

<p>As this name of this plugin suggests, the <gui>Insert Date/Time</gui> plugin allows you to insert the date and/or time at the current cursor position. To enable this plugin, select <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Preferences</gui><gui>Plugins</gui><gui>Insert Date/Time</gui></guiseq>.  To use the plugin, press <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Insert Date and Time</gui></guiseq>.</p>

<p>By default, the <gui>Insert Date/Time</gui> plugin will prompt you to choose your preferred date/time format each time that you use the plugin. However, you can choose your own default date and time format by selecting <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Preferences</gui><gui>Plugins</gui><gui>Insert Date/Time</gui><gui>Configure</gui></guiseq>.</p>

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