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Date format wrong when using shortcut key
I believe it does, but the function should still correctly interpret the
'automatically update' setting in the dialog. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I always thought that alt+shft+D inserted the date in the short date format defined in Regional settings in the Control panel. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "D Brian" D wrote in message ... I use Word 2007. I set the default date format by clicking Date & Time in the Text section under the Insert tab on the ribbon. I choose the format I want and click Default. I make sure the "Update automatically" box is not checked. Then I click OK. The date is inserted in the format I chose and it does not automatically update. Everything works fine up to this point. My problem comes when I then try to insert the date using the keyboard shortcut Alt+Shift+D. According to several Word 2007 discussion groups, when Alt+Shift+D is used the date should be inserted with the default format, but that doesn't happen when I do it. Another format is inserted. Also, the date automatically updates even though the update box was not checked in the Date and Time dialog box. I found a solution to the update problem but it is a little cumbersome - Immediately after I insert the date with Alt+Shift+D, I use the left arrow key to back up into the date field, then I do Ctrl+Shift+F9. This unlinks the field from the automatic update process. But I have not found a solution to the format problem. Ideally, I would like to use one keyboard shortcut to insert a date that is not updated, in the format I choose. Is it possible to do this? Do I need to create a macro? Any suggestions would be helpful. |
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