Setting a Date in a Previous Period
Learn how to schedule events on your calendar in the past to keep track of important dates and appointments accurately.
Written by Service Desk
Updated at May 7th, 2025
Denise asked: "I have a sentence in one of my documents that ends "until December 31, 2024." (Editor: It's currently 2025) Every year, I have to manually enter the next year. So, next January 1st, I will have to remember to change 2024 to 2025. Is there a way to make a field that updates the year in that sentence to the year previous to the current year? (i.e. "until December 31, {LastYear}."
Yes, Denise, it's a piece of cake.
You can use the same instructions to subtract or add any number and by choosing the appropriate format, make it work for days or months. You’re set for decades to come.