Insert Past or Future Dates and Times Premium
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Date Offset and Time Offset insert a date or time moved forward or back from the moment the Text Snippet expands.
- Date Offset moves by days, weeks, or months.
- Time Offset moves by hours or minutes.
You can set the Offset when you add the Placeholder, or choose it each time you use the Text Snippet.
Set the Offset in advance
- Open the Text Snippet.
- Tap in the Template where the date or time should go.
- Tap Date Offset or Time Offset.
- Choose Past or Future.
- Enter the Amount and choose the unit.
- Choose a pattern.
- Tap Insert.
- Tap Save (Save).
Choose the Offset each time
- Follow steps 1 to 3 above.
- Choose When it expands.
- Tap Insert.
- Tap Save (Save).
When you type the Keyword, Typing Hero asks for the direction, amount, unit, and pattern. Then it inserts the Template.
Examples
Typed on 4 November at 14:30:
Template for ,order
Your order was placed on 4 November and will ship on 6 November. I'll send the tracking number.
Template for ,pickup
Your order is ready for pickup after 16:30.
In ,order, the first date is a Date Placeholder, and the second is a Date Offset of 2 days in the future.