# Display Page Numbers and Report Dates

Learn the pre-defined options for page numbering and date/time formatting in ActiveReports.

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With the ReportInfo control available in a Section Report, you can display page numbers and report dates and times by selecting a value in the **FormatString** property. This property provides the following pre-defined options for page numbering and date and time formatting.

## Predefined Options and their Descriptions

| Numbering Format | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Page {PageNumber} of {PageCount} on {RunDateTime} | Display the page numbers along with Date and Time in the following format : `Page 1 of 100 on 1/31/2012 2:45:50 PM` |
| Page {PageNumber} of {PageCount} | Display the only the page numbers in the following format : `Page 1 of 100` |
| {RunDateTime:} | Display the Date and Time in the following format : `1/31/2012 2:45:50 PM` |
| {RunDateTime: M/d} | Display the Date in the following format : `1/31` |
| {RunDateTime: M/d/yy} | Display the Date in the following format : `1/31/12` |
| {RunDateTime: M/d/yyyy} | Display the Date in the following format : `1/31/2012` |
| {RunDateTime: MM/dd/yy} | Display the Date in the following format : `01/31/12` |
| {RunDateTime: MM/dd/yyyy} | Display the Date in the following format : `01/31/2012` |
| {RunDateTime: d-MMM} | Display the Date in the following format : `31-Jan` |
| {RunDateTime: d-MMM-yy} | Display the Date in the following format : `31-Jan-12` |
| {RunDateTime: d-MMM-yyyy} | Display the Date in the following format : `31-Jan-2012` |
| {RunDateTime: dd-MMM-yy} | Display the Date in the following format : `31-Jan-12` |
| {RunDateTime: dd-MMM-yyyy} | Display the Date in the following format : `31-Jan-2012` |
| {RunDateTime: MMM-yy} | Display the Date in the following format : `Jan-12` |
| {RunDateTime: MMM-yyyy} | Display the Date in the following format : `Jan-2012` |
| {RunDateTime: MMMM-yy} | Display the Date in the following format : `January-12` |
| {RunDateTime: MMMM-yyyy} | Display the Date in the following format : `January-2012` |
| {RunDateTime: MMMM d,yyyy} | Display the Date in the following format : `January 31, 2012` |
| {RunDateTime: M/d/yy h:mm tt} | Display the Date and Time in the following format : `1/31/12 2:45 PM` |
| {RunDateTime: M/d/yyyy h:mm tt} | Display the Date and Time in the following format : `1/31/2012 2:45 PM` |
| {RunDateTime: M/d/yy h:mm} | Display the Date and Time in the following format : `1/31/12 2:45` |
| {RunDateTime: M/d/yyyy h:mm} | Display the Date and Time in the following format : `1/31/2012 2:45` |

Page numbering can also be set to a group level using the **SummaryGroup** and **SummaryRunning** properties.

These steps assume that you have already added a Section Report to a project in Visual Studio.

## Display page numbers and report dates on a report

1.  From the ActiveReports 19 Section report tab in the toolbox, drag the **ReportInfo** control to the desired location on the design surface.
2.  With the ReportInfo control selected in the Properties Panel, drop down the **FormatString** property.
3.  Select the pre-defined format that best suits your needs. 
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	> **Tip**: You can customize the pre-defined formats in the Properties Panel. For example, if you change the **FormatString** property to **Page {PageNumber} / {PageCount}**, it shows the first page number as **Page 1/1**. For more information on creating formatting strings, see the [Date, Time, and Number Formatting](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/report-authors/design-reports/design-section-reports/date-time-number-formatting) topic.

## Display page numbers and page count at the group level

1.  From the ActiveReports 19 Section report tab in the toolbox, drag the ReportInfo control to the **GroupHeader** or **GroupFooter** section of the report and set the FormatString property as above.
2.  With the ReportInfo control still selected in the Properties Panel, drop down the **SummaryGroup** property and select the group for which you want to display a page count.
3.  Drop down the **SummaryRunning** property and select **Group**.