The DC Media Sign Creator is required in order to create content that contains dynamic information such as the date and time. This application can be downloaded from the downloads section of this website. Once you have the sign creator installed, run it and create a new sign.
To add the date and time:
1. Create a new text field.
2. Enter any of the following macro's, or a combination thereof:
| Macro | Description | Example |
| [12hr] | Provides the current hour as a number between 1 and 12. | 8 |
| [24hr] | Provides the current hour as a number between 0 and 23. | 13 |
| [ampm] | Provides either am or pm depending on the time of day. | am |
| [AMPM] | Same as ampm but the text is displayed as uppercase. | AM |
| [min] | Provides the current minute of the hour as a number between 0 and 59. The number is 0 padded. | 45 |
| [sec] | Provides the current second as a number between 0 and 59, the number is 0 padded. | 06 |
| [dayname] | Provides the name of the current day as a lower case string. | friday |
| [dayName] | Provides the name of the current day as a string with the first letter capitalized. | Friday |
| [DAYNAME] | Provides the name of the current day as an uppercase string. | FRIDAY |
| [dayname3] |
Provides the name of the current day as a 3 letter lower case string. |
fri |
| [dayName3] |
Provides the name of the current day as a 3 letter string with the first letter capitalized. |
Fri |
| [DAYNAME3] |
Provides the name of the current day as a 3 letter upper case string. |
FRI |
| [monthname] | Provides the name of the current month as a lower case string. | may |
| [monthName] |
Provides the name of the current month as a string with the first letter capitalized. |
May |
| [MONTHNAME] |
Provides the name of the current month as an upper case string. |
MAY |
| [year] | Provides the current year as a 4 digit number. | 2015 |
| [month] | Provides the current month as a 2 digit number. | 10 |
| [day] | Provides the current day as a 2 digit number. | 29 |
| [daynum] | Provides the current day as number with a text postfix (th, rd) | 15th |
You can combine these macro's in a string, for example:
[12hr]:[min] [ampm] [dayName] [dayNum] [monthName] [year] will produce:
1:45 pm Wednesday 23rd March 2015