Date Format

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B. Farah

I'm trying to insert a date in Word 2002 [Insert =>Date
and Time]. I want to use a simple "January 6, 2004".
This does not appear to be an available format. It
certainly is available in Word 2000 and many prior
versions.

Is there a solution?
 
Any format that you have selected as the default in Control Panel | Regional
Options | Date will be the first format presented.

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G'Day!
On the "Date and Time" dialog, in the upper RH corner, there
is a "Language" Dropdown.
When "English (U.S.)" is selected, the format you require is available.
When (for me) "English (Australia)" is selected, it's not available.
I think MS may have tried to be a bit TOO smart!
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Pat Garard
Australia

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Insert Date as a menu command causes problems. Consider constructing a
custom template that has the date already in it. Press Ctrl-F9 and type:
CreateDate \@ "MMMM d, yyyy"
then press the F9 key. Save your template. When you base a new document on
this template the date the new document is created will be inserted
automatically.
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Setting it in the control panel did the trick. The
English (US) was selected for the language but the format
did not appear until I changed the setting in the control
panel.

Thanks all.

BFF
 
Pat

It is second in the list in English UK versions! What happened to
consistency.

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"Pat Garard" <apgarardATbigpondPERIODnetPERIODau> wrote in message
G'Day!
On the "Date and Time" dialog, in the upper RH corner, there
is a "Language" Dropdown.
When "English (U.S.)" is selected, the format you require is available.
When (for me) "English (Australia)" is selected, it's not available.
I think MS may have tried to be a bit TOO smart!
--
Regards,
Pat Garard
Australia

Anne & Pat Garard.
apgarardATbigpondDOTnetDOTau
_______________________________________________
 
Terry,
It is a Very Strange World !!
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Best Regards,
Pat Garard
Australia

Anne & Pat Garard.
apgarardATbigpondDOTnetDOTau
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