At 10:11 11/08/2011 +0100, R J Weir wrote:
To avoid confusion between the mm.dd.yyyy and the dd.mm.yyyy date
formats can we have the less ambiguous "International" yyyy.mm.dd
format included as an option (default?) in the fields for Writer?
Isn't it already there?
When entering a new field:
o Go to Insert | Fields > | Other... | Document.
o Under Type select Date and make the appropriate choice under Select.
o Under Format, you can select 1999-12-31. (As has already been
suggested, the international format uses hyphens, in fact, not dots.)
o Alternatively, if you prefer the dots, under Format select
"Additional formats..."; in the Number Format dialogue, under "Format
code", enter "YYYY.MM.DD".
If you have an existing date field you need to modify, either go to
right-click | Fields... or put the cursor in front of the date field
and go to Edit | Fields... in order to reach the same dialogues and options.
Note that the default date format depends on the language of your
text at that point - and the default language is that set at Tools |
Options... | Language Settings | Languages | Default languages for
documents | Western.
I trust this helps.
Brian Barker
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