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Article #19072Re: Word 3.01 and Date Format
From: Jeff Meyer
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1987 16:12
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1987 16:12
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In article <6218@ut-ngp.UUCP> jdm@ut-ngp.UUCP (Jim Meiss) writes:
> When I use the glossary, or the header icons to insert the date
>into a Word 3.01 document it comes out in the format
> 9/11/87
>I've looked through the manual, and on every possible menu, etc. to find out
>how to change this to the more reasonable
> Sept. 11,1987
>but can't find it. Does this mean I have to go into the international resource
>or something equally absurd?
> Surely there must be an easy way to do this!
I don't know of any easy way to do it with Word 3.01 itself -- but I have an
FKey that inserts the current date in whatever style I like at the current
cursor position, and I use that in Word.
You're right, though -- it is ridiculous that Word doesn't have this option.
"Murphy, I'm a mess!"
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