2008/11/14 Girard Aquino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > just a quick one... is there a way to set writer to always insert dates > (or other fields for that matter) in a specific format. Using > Insert>Fields>Date always chooses 11/13/08 as the format, and one would > have to change it if they don't want that formatting. Can this be done > other than through Insert>Fields>Other? > > As far as I know Writer takes its instructions in this area from your Operating System's "Locale" settings. On Windows XP they're at Control Panel>Regional and Language Options>Regional Options> and then set Short Date & Long Date to your preferred formats. Other versions of Windows have similar settable options in Control Panel but I can't quote chapter and verse.
I don't know where the equivalent settings are for *nix or Mac but I'm pretty sure they exist somewhere :-) -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected]
