The correct syntax is
{ MERGEFIELD Date_Received \@ "dd/MM/yy" }
see
http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm
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Sara Lindley wrote
Hopefully someone can solve this problem.
I have used the date switch to swap from US date format to non-US date
format in a word doc and it worked great. When I come to use the same
switch in another word doc it doesn't work. The only thing I have
changed is the field name, and yes, I have typed it in correctly, it
was the first thing I checked! :-) This is the code I've put in
{ MERGEFIELD Date_Received @\ "dd/MM/yy" }
I wondered at first if it had something to do with the space or "_"
in the field name but the field name in the switch that works also
has a space. Basically I am totally stumped!! Can anyone shed any
light on this?