HOW TO Notepad: Auto-Timestamp a Text File.

.LOG

This is a useful little trick if you regularly use a simple notepad file to keep a list, like a "to-do" file, or a personal diary.

1. Open a new notepad file. Type .LOG, then enter one carriage return (hit the Enter or Return key).

2. Save, name and close the file.

3. Now reopen the file. You'll see that notepad has automatically inserted a time/date stamp.

Notepad will once again place a time/date stamp at the bottom of the text file every time the file is reopened, as long as .LOG remains at the head of the file. You can type any information you wish after the time/date stamp; after you save, close and reopen the file, a new time/date stamp will be inserted at the bottom of the page.