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Assigning Dates

You may assign dates and times to an item. Several different options are available for assigning dates, from specific to fuzzy. Months can be specified by number, accepted abbreviations, or full name.

Notes:

Only English spellings are currently supported.
Dates are not case sensitive.
Dates do not require punctuation, although it is accepted.
You may enter hours, dates, and seconds. The system converts all time to a 24-hour clock.
A single date includes all 24 hours of that date.
You may set southern hemisphere seasons in the Options dialog box.
You may enter fuzzy dates, as shown in the following example.

Examples:

Date entered:	System-assigned date
1/14/72 or 1/14/1972	January 14, 1972
August 30, 2003	August 30, 2003
Aug 30, 2003	August 30, 2003
1/14/72 3:00 PM	January 14, 1972, 15:00 hours
12/2004	December 1 - 31, 2004
December 2004	December 1 - 31, 2004
winter of 1993	12/1/1992 through 3/31/1993
October 1985	October 1985
Circa May 2001	May 2001
spring 1956	3/1/1956 through 6/30/1956
summer '69	5/15/1969 through 9/30/1969
autumn (or fall) 1942	9/1/1942 thorough 11/30/1942
early 1977	1/1/1977 through 6/30/1977
late 1933	7/1/1933 through 12/31/1933

Although the system is assigning a location in the timeline to your item based on the date you entered, the text of the date you entered remains the same.

Example: If you enter Summer of '69 into the Item Properties panel, you will continue to see Summer of '69 in the panel whenever you view that item. However, you will also be able to pull up the item on the timeline between May 15, 1969 and September 30, 1969.

When you first import items into Historian , they display by Date Imported. To view media by the date assigned to each file, click the Media button in the Timeline Options.

To assign a date to an item, perform the following steps:

1. Select the item in the Media Library.

2. Click the Item Properties panel.

3. Add or change the date listed in the Date field. If you are unsure of a date, use a "fuzzy" date, as in the examples above.

4. Click on the item again to confirm the change. If you are viewing larger thumbnails, you will notice the date change in the left corner of the thumbnail.


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