[BARRY]

When I type a date word tries to change it to a format that I do not want.

If I go to "Insert/Date and Time", set the format they way I want and then
select default to use this format for the default, it only works the once.

When I again type a date it tries to insert the format I do not want.

[Graham Mayor]

You could always use a macro to insert the date in any format you like eg

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

or

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


See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

If you want superscripted ordinals it is a bit more complicated, but not
impossible - see http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm

or you could pick your date from a calendar
http://www.gmayor.com/popup_calendar.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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



Barry wrote:
When I type a date word tries to change it to a format that I do not
want.

If I go to "Insert/Date and Time", set the format they way I want and
then select default to use this format for the default, it only works
the once.

When I again type a date it tries to insert the format I do not want.

[BARRY]

Thanks for this Graham, it is one way round this problem.

I may get other problems that require me chaging autocomplete options so I
would still like to know how.

Barry

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

You could always use a macro to insert the date in any format you like eg

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

or

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


See http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

If you want superscripted ordinals it is a bit more complicated, but not
impossible - see http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm

or you could pick your date from a calendar
http://www.gmayor.com/popup_calendar.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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



Barry wrote:
When I type a date word tries to change it to a format that I do not
want.

If I go to "Insert/Date and Time", set the format they way I want and
then select default to use this format for the default, it only works
the once.

When I again type a date it tries to insert the format I do not want.