In Word, you can right-click the field and set the format you want to see,
as a switch in the field.
Alternatively, you can create a query and type an expression like this into
the Field row:
DOB: Format([date of birth], "dd\/mm\/yyyy")
Access treats this as being text, so when you merge this text into Word it
doesn't get reformatted.
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Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia.
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rad said:
I am trying to merge a tennis club data base to word based membership
renewal
forms but the date of birth reformats from dd/mm/yyyy to m/d/yyyy