[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

To answer the question you asked (though macropod and Graham have offered
other useful suggestions), in the Insert | Date and Time dialog, you can
select a format and choose Default... Henceforth, whenever you insert a DATE
field (by using the Insert Date button on the Header and Footer toolbar or
the Alt+Shift+D keyboard shortcut), that format will be used. If you don't
see the desired format in the list, it's because you don't have that format
selected as your default long/short date format in Control Panel | Regional
Options.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Ben Graffery" wrote in message
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Dear Macropod,

Thanks for your reply.

Can i make it default? e.g. How to make {DATE \@ "dddd, d MMMM yyyy"} to
be default format?
Do i need to change it every time when i make a new document?

Thanks
Ben

"macropod" wrote in message
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Oh, and press F9 after adding/editing the date switch to update the
displayed date.

Cheers
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macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
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"macropod" wrote in message
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Hi Ben,

If this is a date that automatically updates, then it's been created
with a date field. In that case:
. select the date
. press Shift-F9 to reveal the field code, which will look something
like {DATE} or {DATE \@ "MM, dd yyyy"}
. add/edit the date switch to give the format you require, eg {DATE \@
"dddd, d MMMM yyyy"}

Cheers
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macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
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"Ben Graffery" wrote in message
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Dear,

How to change the default format of the date in header?

Thanks
BG