Content Master Page | Copyright Year

NatalieAnne_Botha
2 mths ago
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Answered

We need to show a copyright year on every slide of our presentations. Currently when we create a new presentation, we add in a dynamic text that shows the year onto the Content Page:

Our team has asked whether we can incorporate the Copyright Year in our Content Page Master that is used in our Theme.

You cannot use a standard dynamic text in a Content Page Master as a dynamic text needs to be linked to a discovery.

We have tried using #Today, but #Today shows the full date and we are unable to format the date to just show the year:

Does anyone have any ideas on how to add the current year into a Content Master Page for a theme?

Thanks,
Natalie

- Senior Director of Product
- Ian_Macdonald
- 2 mths ago
- Reported - view
Hi Natalie-Anne,

Yes, you can use Dynamic Text and calculations and grids on a Content Master, and hence yes, you can insert the current year. Here's an example:

I'm editing the Content Page Master and I've added a Text Block, selected Dynamic Text, selected a dummy grid, then added the following Dynamic Text expression

DateFormat(Date(),"YYYY") to generate "2024", which of course will appear as "2025" next year.

Problem solved.

Hope that helps.

Ian
- NatalieAnne_Botha
- 2 mths ago
- Reported - view
Hi Ian,

Are you able to include that Content Page Master in a Theme with a dynamic text?

Thanks,
Natalie
- Senior Director of Product
  
  Ian_Macdonald
  
  2 mths ago
  
  Reported - view
  Yes:
  
  Make sure you select the correct resolution, otherwise you won't see the content page master.
  
  Ian
- NatalieAnne_Botha
- 2 mths ago
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Hi Ian,

I created the below content master page with 3 text boxes:

Dynamic Text Linked to a discovery with DateFormat(Date(), "YYYY")

Dynamic Text that is the Current Date (#Today)

A Plain Text Box

I then selected this Content Master in the Theme:

Next I created a presentation with this theme:

The Content Master in my presentation is only pulling in the bottom 2 text boxes - The one with Current Date and Plain Text and is not showing the text box with the Dynamic Text linked to the discovery:

Did I do something incorrect in the above steps? Does your new presentation, using the theme, show the Dynamic Text linked to the Discovery in the Content Master?

Thanks,
Natalie