Hi
I have a user where the date format on her documents keeps changing. Her
Regional Options are set to Ireland, with short Date Format dd/mm/yy and
long date format of dd/mm/yyyy.
In a Word doc, if she goes to a footer, and clicks the Insert Date button,
the format will be incorrect. Mostly!
Sometimes its dd/mm/yy, which is fine, but often mm/dd/yy
I've used the PC myself, and seen the same problem. For example, I went to
the footer, and clicked Autotext - Authoer, Page #, Date
The date format was mm/dd/yy. Next I clicked 'Insert Date', and the format
was correct at dd/mm/yy! So date formats in the one footer.
This happens in new and edited documents.
Anyone got any ideas?
Thanks
Vayse
Cindy M. - 15 Sep 2006 14:24 GMT
Hi Vayse,
First thing to check is the language of the text where the date is being
inserted. Go to Tools/Language/Set language and see which language is
selected?
> I have a user where the date format on her documents keeps changing. Her
> Regional Options are set to Ireland, with short Date Format dd/mm/yy and
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> was correct at dd/mm/yy! So date formats in the one footer.
> This happens in new and edited documents.
Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org
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Vayse - 18 Sep 2006 09:26 GMT
Both English USA and English Ireland were in the top 'box'. I set the
default to English Ireland, and that seems to have fixed it.
Thanks!
Vayse
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