Thanks. Charles, I am actually running Office on Windows 10
I think your suggestion of creating a field is going to be the way to go, though I have no experience doing that. I think I can figure it out.
After speaking with MS customer support, they gave up on the idea that it was possible to insert a current time using a shortcut which would not bring up the format window, at least on Windows.
I will work with your suggestions, Charles, and hopefully I can find the solution to this seemingly simple problem.
Thanks, guys!