[GB[_2_]]

When I start typing the date, Word 97 helpfully offers to auto-complete it.
So, I type (today on 22 January) '22 j', and word offers to fill in the
date. Very helpful, except Word wants to instert 22 Jan. 09, whilst I want
it to insert 22 January 2009. How do I get it to change the date format?

[GB[_2_]]

GB wrote:
When I start typing the date, Word 97 helpfully offers to
auto-complete it. So, I type (today on 22 January) '22 j', and word
offers to fill in the date. Very helpful, except Word wants to
instert 22 Jan. 09, whilst I want it to insert 22 January 2009. How
do I get it to change the date format?


Oops, I am actually using Word 2003!!

[Graham Mayor]

Frankly I don't find the date autocomplete very helpful at all. It is much
simpler to add a toolbar button or keyboard shortcut to insert the date in
any format you prefer, including (if you wish) ordinals.

e.g.
Sub InsertUKFormatDate()
With Selection
.InsertDateTime DateTimeFormat:="d" & Chr(160) & _
"MMMM" & Chr(160) & "yyyy", InsertAsField:=False
End With
End Sub

will insert the date in the format you suggested
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



GB wrote:
GB wrote:
When I start typing the date, Word 97 helpfully offers to
auto-complete it. So, I type (today on 22 January) '22 j', and word
offers to fill in the date. Very helpful, except Word wants to
instert 22 Jan. 09, whilst I want it to insert 22 January 2009. How
do I get it to change the date format?


Oops, I am actually using Word 2003!!

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The date that Word will suggest (I think) and certainly the date it will
insert when you use Alt+Shift+D is the format selected as the default in
Insert | Date and Time; this in turn is influenced by the default short and
long date formats selected in Control Panel | Regional and Language Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"GB" wrote in message
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GB wrote:
When I start typing the date, Word 97 helpfully offers to
auto-complete it. So, I type (today on 22 January) '22 j', and word
offers to fill in the date. Very helpful, except Word wants to
instert 22 Jan. 09, whilst I want it to insert 22 January 2009. How
do I get it to change the date format?


Oops, I am actually using Word 2003!!

[Graham Mayor]

That was my first thought also, but for autocompletion of dates it does not
appear to be the case (at least not with UK format dates such as that under
consideration). I certainly don't have 22 Jan. 09 as my short date format
(22/01/2009), nor for my long date format (22 January 2009), but I see the
same results as the OP, so invariably I use a macro to insert the required
date format, or use a createdate field in the template.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
The date that Word will suggest (I think) and certainly the date it
will insert when you use Alt+Shift+D is the format selected as the
default in Insert | Date and Time; this in turn is influenced by the
default short and long date formats selected in Control Panel |
Regional and Language Options.

"GB" wrote in message
...
GB wrote:
When I start typing the date, Word 97 helpfully offers to
auto-complete it. So, I type (today on 22 January) '22 j', and word
offers to fill in the date. Very helpful, except Word wants to
instert 22 Jan. 09, whilst I want it to insert 22 January 2009. How
do I get it to change the date format?


Oops, I am actually using Word 2003!!

[GB[_2_]]

Thanks for your help. It was very helpful to have the negative confirmed, ie
I'm not missing anything.

I appreciate that I can include a macro, and I thought of doing that. On the
whole, though, I will probably just settle for alt-shift-d, as this gives me
the format I want, and I need to learn a few more shortcuts anyway.

Thanks again!



Graham Mayor wrote:
That was my first thought also, but for autocompletion of dates it
does not appear to be the case (at least not with UK format dates
such as that under consideration). I certainly don't have 22 Jan. 09
as my short date format (22/01/2009), nor for my long date format (22
January 2009), but I see the same results as the OP, so invariably I
use a macro to insert the required date format, or use a createdate
field in the template.
--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
The date that Word will suggest (I think) and certainly the date it
will insert when you use Alt+Shift+D is the format selected as the
default in Insert | Date and Time; this in turn is influenced by the
default short and long date formats selected in Control Panel |
Regional and Language Options.

"GB" wrote in message
...
GB wrote:
When I start typing the date, Word 97 helpfully offers to
auto-complete it. So, I type (today on 22 January) '22 j', and word
offers to fill in the date. Very helpful, except Word wants to
instert 22 Jan. 09, whilst I want it to insert 22 January 2009. How
do I get it to change the date format?


Oops, I am actually using Word 2003!!