How can I stop Word from AutoCompleting a year typed, eg as 2004? When
typing a date at the beginning of a letter in the UK it is typed, eg as 6th
December 2004. AutoComplete then finishes off the 2004 as an American date.
Can anyone help?

Use a createdate field in your letter template and you won't need to type
the date. Alternatively insert the date using a macro see -
http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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



aehan wrote:
How can I stop Word from AutoCompleting a year typed, eg as 2004?
When typing a date at the beginning of a letter in the UK it is
typed, eg as 6th December 2004. AutoComplete then finishes off the
2004 as an American date. Can anyone help?

Thanks, but I teach mature students and some would freak at fields and macros
so I really need a simpler solution. So far, all I have been able to offer
is type the date followed by a space and then press Enter, but if anyone
knows how to disable AutoComple for that one thing I'd be really grateful.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Use a createdate field in your letter template and you won't need to type
the date. Alternatively insert the date using a macro see -
http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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



aehan wrote:
How can I stop Word from AutoCompleting a year typed, eg as 2004?
When typing a date at the beginning of a letter in the UK it is
typed, eg as 6th December 2004. AutoComplete then finishes off the
2004 as an American date. Can anyone help?

The workaround you have come up with is the only one known.

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"aehan" wrote in message
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Thanks, but I teach mature students and some would freak at fields and
macros
so I really need a simpler solution. So far, all I have been able to
offer
is type the date followed by a space and then press Enter, but if anyone
knows how to disable AutoComple for that one thing I'd be really grateful.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Use a createdate field in your letter template and you won't need to
type
the date. Alternatively insert the date using a macro see -
http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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



aehan wrote:
How can I stop Word from AutoCompleting a year typed, eg as 2004?
When typing a date at the beginning of a letter in the UK it is
typed, eg as 6th December 2004. AutoComplete then finishes off the
2004 as an American date. Can anyone help?