If a given date format is not shown, you can force it by selecting that as
your default long/short date format in Windows | Control Panel | Regional
and Language Settings.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
"bird lover" wrote in message
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Using word 2000, somehow the date format is missing, which would show i.e.
May 5, 2008
Instead, I get a whole bunch of alternatives. How do I restore it.