[mazzer]

When I type a date, e.g. 19th August 2009, and press Enter, Word
automatically changes the format to 2009-08-19. How can I remove this option?

[Stefan Blom[_3_]]

If you just ignore the suggestion no changes will be made.

To turn off the AutoComplete suggestions, you can use a macro (in Word 2007
you *must* use a macro): Press Alt+F11 to display the Visual Basic Editor.
Press Ctrl+G to activate the Immediate window. Type

Application.DisplayAutoCompleteTips = False

and press Enter.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"mazzer" wrote in message
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When I type a date, e.g. 19th August 2009, and press Enter, Word
automatically changes the format to 2009-08-19. How can I remove this
option?

[CyberTaz]

A few options additional to Stefan's reply;

If you don't use the ordinal (th) the "change" won't occur -- the complete
string will be recognized as a valid date, or

Key Ctrl+Z to Undo when it happens, or

Press the Spacebar before pressing Enter.

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HTH |:)
Bob Jones
Office:Mac MVP

"mazzer" wrote in message
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When I type a date, e.g. 19th August 2009, and press Enter, Word
automatically changes the format to 2009-08-19. How can I remove this
option?