On Monday May 21 2007 10:19 am, Louis solomon wrote:
> I am using version 2.2 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is : how do
> insert the current date in the format 21 May 2007.
>
> I went to Help, and followed the instructions for Inserting a Fixed
> or Variable Date Field. When I follow the instructions it prints
> Date(fixed) on my document. This is clearly wrong.
>
> Please advise (sorry for the triviality of the problem).
Open the View menu. Near the middle of this menu is the Field Name
selection. It probably had a check in front of it. If it does, click it to
remove the check mark. Now your date should appear. If it is not in the correct
format, right click the date and select Fields from the menu that pops up. On
the right side of the window which opens select the format you want to use. If
the one you want is not in this list, click Additional formats. You can even
enter your own format. For example, DD MMMM YYYY
will give you the day first, the month spelled out completely, and then the
year.
Dan
