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Ben Graffery
Dear,
How to change the default format of the date in header?
Thanks
BG
How to change the default format of the date in header?
Thanks
BG
macropod said:Hi Ben,
If this is a date that automatically updates, then it's been created with a date field. In that case:
. select the date
. press Shift-F9 to reveal the field code, which will look something like {DATE} or {DATE \@ "MM, dd yyyy"}
. add/edit the date switch to give the format you require, eg {DATE \@ "dddd, d MMMM yyyy"}
Cheers
--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
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Ben Graffery said:Dear,
How to change the default format of the date in header?
Thanks
BG
macropod said:Oh, and press F9 after adding/editing the date switch to update the
displayed date.
Cheers
--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
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macropod said:Hi Ben,
If this is a date that automatically updates, then it's been created with
a date field. In that case:
. select the date
. press Shift-F9 to reveal the field code, which will look something like
{DATE} or {DATE \@ "MM, dd yyyy"}
. add/edit the date switch to give the format you require, eg {DATE \@
"dddd, d MMMM yyyy"}
Cheers
--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
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Ben Graffery said:Dear,
How to change the default format of the date in header?
Thanks
BG
Ben Graffery said:Dear Macropod,
Thanks for your reply.
Can i make it default? e.g. How to make {DATE \@ "dddd, d MMMM yyyy"} to be default format?
Do i need to change it every time when i make a new document?
Thanks
Ben
macropod said:Oh, and press F9 after adding/editing the date switch to update the displayed date.
Cheers
--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
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macropod said:Hi Ben,
If this is a date that automatically updates, then it's been created with a date field. In that case:
. select the date
. press Shift-F9 to reveal the field code, which will look something like {DATE} or {DATE \@ "MM, dd yyyy"}
. add/edit the date switch to give the format you require, eg {DATE \@ "dddd, d MMMM yyyy"}
Cheers
--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
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Dear,
How to change the default format of the date in header?
Thanks
BG
Hi Ben,
You can have Word open with the required date format if you add the
field to the appropriate template.
Also, rather than having just the DATE field, which will update
itself every time you open an existing document, take a look at the
CREATEDATE, PRINTDATE and SAVEDATE fields. CREATEDATE, in particular,
is most useful, since it displays the date the document was created
(or last saved using File|Save As).
Cheers
Ben Graffery said:Dear Macropod,
Thanks for your reply.
Can i make it default? e.g. How to make {DATE \@ "dddd, d MMMM
yyyy"} to be default format? Do i need to change it every time when i
make a new document?
Thanks
Ben
macropod said:Oh, and press F9 after adding/editing the date switch to update the
displayed date. Cheers
--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
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Hi Ben,
If this is a date that automatically updates, then it's been
created with a date field. In that case: . select the date
. press Shift-F9 to reveal the field code, which will look
something like {DATE} or {DATE \@ "MM, dd yyyy"} . add/edit the
date switch to give the format you require, eg {DATE \@ "dddd, d
MMMM yyyy"} Cheers
--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
-------------------------
Dear,
How to change the default format of the date in header?
Thanks
BG
Ben Graffery said:Dear Macropod,
Thanks for your reply.
Can i make it default? e.g. How to make {DATE \@ "dddd, d MMMM yyyy"} to
be default format?
Do i need to change it every time when i make a new document?
Thanks
Ben
macropod said:Oh, and press F9 after adding/editing the date switch to update the
displayed date.
Cheers
--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
-------------------------
macropod said:Hi Ben,
If this is a date that automatically updates, then it's been created
with a date field. In that case:
. select the date
. press Shift-F9 to reveal the field code, which will look something
like {DATE} or {DATE \@ "MM, dd yyyy"}
. add/edit the date switch to give the format you require, eg {DATE \@
"dddd, d MMMM yyyy"}
Cheers
--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
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Dear,
How to change the default format of the date in header?
Thanks
BG