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Mail merge date format changes to numerical using Windows XP Busi.
Data is in Excel - Date is 6th Apr in spreadsheet. This changes when
mailmerged the format changes to 4/06 - This merges correctly using Windows 95. Is there something I need to do in Windows XP in order for this to mail merge correctly. |
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Which version of /Word/ ?
Peter Jamieson "Lynsoo" wrote in message ... Data is in Excel - Date is 6th Apr in spreadsheet. This changes when mailmerged the format changes to 4/06 - This merges correctly using Windows 95. Is there something I need to do in Windows XP in order for this to mail merge correctly. |
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2003
"Peter Jamieson" wrote: Which version of /Word/ ? Peter Jamieson "Lynsoo" wrote in message ... Data is in Excel - Date is 6th Apr in spreadsheet. This changes when mailmerged the format changes to 4/06 - This merges correctly using Windows 95. Is there something I need to do in Windows XP in order for this to mail merge correctly. |
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Try either of the following in Word:
Use Alt-F9 to look at the field codes in your document. Change e.g. { MERGEFIELD mydate } to { MERGEFIELD mydate \@"DD/MM/YYYY" } or amend that to give you the format you want. If that does not work, I beieve it is because of a problem in the OLEDB provider which gets the data from Excel, and you can either a. contact Microsoft Customer Service and see if they have a fix or b. check Word Tools|Options|General|"confirm conversion at open", go through the connection process again, and choose the DDE option when it is offered. Peter Jamieson "Lynsoo" wrote in message ... 2003 "Peter Jamieson" wrote: Which version of /Word/ ? Peter Jamieson "Lynsoo" wrote in message ... Data is in Excel - Date is 6th Apr in spreadsheet. This changes when mailmerged the format changes to 4/06 - This merges correctly using Windows 95. Is there something I need to do in Windows XP in order for this to mail merge correctly. |
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