# SaveSettings.CreationDate Property

> Sets the document's creation date which will be saved in the document.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 23.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Reference > TXTextControl > SaveSettings.CreationDate Property
- **464 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/savesettings/creationdate-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/savesettings/creationdate-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/savesettings/creationdate-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Sets the document's creation date which will be saved in the document.

### Syntax

```csharp
public DateTime CreationDate { get; set; }
```

```vbnet
Public Property CreationDate As DateTime
```

### Examples

The following example configures how the current document is exported to WordprocessingML by using `SaveSettings.CreationDate`.

```csharp
textControl.Text = "Quarterly results";
SaveSettings saveSettings = new();

saveSettings.CreationDate = DateTime.Today;
Console.WriteLine($"Creation Date used by Save Settings: {saveSettings.CreationDate}");

textControl.Save("quarterly-results.docx", StreamType.WordprocessingML, saveSettings);
```

```vbnet
textControl.Text = "Quarterly results"
Dim saveSettings As New SaveSettings()

saveSettings.CreationDate = Date.Today
Console.WriteLine($"Creation Date used by Save Settings: {saveSettings.CreationDate}")

textControl.Save("quarterly-results.docx", StreamType.WordprocessingML, saveSettings)
```

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