Hi William,
To get the date format you want, you can add a formatting picture switch. In Word:
.. select the mergefield;
.. press Shift-F9 to expose the field coding. It should look something like {MERGEFIELD MyDate} where 'MyDate' is your mergefield's
name;
.. delete anything appearing after the mergefield's name and add '\@ "d MMMM yyyy"' to the field, as in {MERGEFIELD MyDate \@ "d MMMM
yyyy"}. With this switch your date will come out as '2 August 2008'. Other possible date formatting switches include:
. \@ "dddd, d MMMM yyyy";
. \@ "ddd, d MMMM yyyy";
. \@ "d MMM yyyy";
. \@ "dd/MMM/yyyy";
. \@ "d-MM-yy";
Note: you must use uppercase 'M's for months.
.. position the cursor anywhere in this field and press F9 to update it;
.. run your mailmerge.
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Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
"William Howard" wrote in message ...
I've had exactly the same problem as Michelle. I don't know if she or her sister found the solution, but I'd like it too. I also
checked my Regional settings and everything looked fine in the Works database file and then 10 Jan 2009 came out as 1-10-2009
which in Britain means October 1st!
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