# Reformat date and time with now()

**URL:** <https://connect.superhuman.com/t/reformat-date-and-time-with-now/38113>\
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**Created:** [March 3, 2023, 5:16am UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/reformat-date-and-time-with-now/38113 "2023-03-03T05:16:32Z")\
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Hi @Gregg_Stebben😊 !

> [@Gregg\_Stebben](#):
>
> To save space, is there a way to reformat the output to:  
> 2/14/23 11:05 AM

[Now()](https://coda.io/formulas#Now) takes a precision optional input such as `"second"`, `"minute"`, `"hour"` and `"day"` (the default being `"second"`).

So, using:

- `Now()` or `Now("second")` will output something like:

- `Now("minute")` will output something like:

- `Now("hour")` will output something like:

- `Now("day")` is the equivalent to `Today()` and will output something like:

And I have a small suggestion to make here, regarding this :

> [@Gregg\_Stebben](#):
>
> Format(now())+": "+LineBreak()+thisRow.Notes

Why not use a formula such as:

```auto
Format(
  "{1}: {2}{3}",
  Now("minute"),
  LineBreak(),
  thisRow.Notes
)

```

In this [Format()](https://coda.io/formulas#Format) formula the placeholders in the template (`"{1}: {2}{3}"`) will be replaced, once the formula runs, by :

- `{1}` → `Now("minute")`
- `{2}` → `LineBreak()`
- `{3}` → `thisRow.Notes`

Which should give you the same result you probably already have using

```auto
Format(now())+": "+LineBreak()+thisRow.Notes

```

It’s just that it’s not recommended tu use `+` to concatenate things within Coda.  
`+` is, more often than not in these cases interpreted as the addition operator and can lead to weird looking/erroneous results down the line 😇

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