mail merge from excel that changes my format from UK to US format

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mark - 21 Jan 2005 15:01 GMT

I have set up an appointment card in word that mail merges from excel. the
appointment date in excel is in UK format i.e. 20-05-2004. My word is set up
as UK language yet on merge it reverts back to US style date. Using Office
2003

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Doug Robbins - 22 Jan 2005 00:44 GMT

See the "Dates: day/month reversed" item under the "Connection methods"
topic of the "Mail merge in Word 2002" section of fellow MVP Cindy
Meister's website at
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/MergFram.htm

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>I have set up an appointment card in word that mail merges from excel. the
> appointment date in excel is in UK format i.e. 20-05-2004. My word is set
> up
> as UK language yet on merge it reverts back to US style date. Using Office
> 2003

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