I have thus far avoided Windows 8 but perhaps this will help ... In the Windows Control Panel, there is a section there called Region and Language where you can set the Windows 7 Short Date format to what you like. I have mine set to "YYYY-MM-DD" as that is the way I generally like it for all I do on all my computers.
Except Legacy ... I like my Legacy display as "MMM DD, YYYY" as most people who look at the file and reports prefer that format. I also liked previous Legacy's understanding my input as "MM DD YYYY" because most of the published data is either as "MMM DD, YYYY" or "MM DD YYYY". With Legacy 8, I now have to do a mental translation of what I'm seeing in sources before entering anything in my file. C.G. Ouimet Kingston ON -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: December 24, 2013 12:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Input format for dates Cathy, I don't see how to change my computer time settings when I click on the date/clock in the system try (bottom right corner). Thank you for responding. I have more problems as I just got a new computer for my genealogy and it's Win 8. I need to learn that too. Elsie -----Original Message----- From: Cathy Pinner Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 9:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Input format for dates Elsie, Since the input order had to match the computer setting, this option is now set automatically from your computer settings. The setting for your computer can be seen in the System Tray with the clock and can be changed in Regional Settings. The display can be anything you like but the input order has to be the same as the computer setting. In 7.5 this is written above the option where you set the input order. Are you saying that you could use a different order to the computer setting? Cathy At 10:08 AM 19/12/2013, you wrote: >Elsie, > From the help files: > >5.1 Dates Displayed As > >Select from six date display formats: > > > >mmm dd, yyyy Nov 30, 1854 >dd mmm yyyy 30 Nov 1854 >mm-dd-yyyy 11-30-1854 >dd-mm-yyyy 30-11-1854 >yyyy mmm dd 1854 Nov 30 >yyyy-mm-dd 1854-11-30 > > >When entering dates into Legacy, they are reformatted and redisplayed when >you leave the field. This frees you from worrying about the date format of >the source document you are copying from. You can enter the dates just as >they appear, and Legacy will change them around automatically. > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 6:26 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [LegacyUG] Input format for dates > >In Legacy 7, we could choose to input dates MM, DD, YYYY or DD, MM, YYYY by >going to Options/Customize/Dates/Input Format. Legacy 8's date formatting >page is similar but lacks the item Input Format. > >Please tell me how I can set my Input Format to day-month-year. I have >Dates Displayed As dd-month-year, I found that. I have been using >dd-mm-yyyy >as my input format for over 15 years. >Thank you. >Elsie > > >-- >Russell G. Strong >P. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree today! 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