On 09/04/2008 00:50, NoOp wrote:
On 04/07/2008 05:56 PM, Joe Hopkins wrote:
How can I get Writer to automatiically insert the date into my
documents with the desired format. I want the date to be inserted as
"January 1, 2008" instead of "1/1/2008". No matter what I try, the
date format that is automatically inserted is the "1/1/2008" format.
Can I change some option to accomplish this? Thanks... Joe
Yes. Insert|Fields|Other|Document|Date|Date (not Date (fixed))|Format
Then select December 31, 1999 and click the "Insert" button. That will
use your format and automatically update the date. If you want a fixed
date in that format, then select "Date (fixed)" instead.
>From there on out, that _document_ will have that date format in _that_
field - even if you open on another system.
What I don't know how to do is to set that date format as the default.
It was discussed on the list sometime back, but I can't recall if anyone
ever figured it out.
I think the default date format is taken from your Locale settings
(attribute defined within the Operating System).
On Windows: Control Panel>Regional and Language Options>Regional
Options>Short Date.
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Harold Fuchs
London, England
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