Dates in mailmerge

[NOTTNICK]

I am merging an exel file with word 03.
On my previous PC the date formatted in the same form as on excel ie.
19 Feb 08.
However in the document it alters to American format 02/19/08 and I
REALLY don't want that.
Whatever I try to do, the format in the merged letter stays wrong.
Can anyone tell me how to fix things.

Thanks

Nick

 

[Graham Mayor]

From the Tools menu in Word, select Options and then go to the General tab
and check the box against the "Confirm conversions at open" item. Then when
you attach the data source to the mail merge main document, you will be
given the option of using the DDE method of connection which should read the
data as you have it formatted in the table.

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[NOTTNICK]

From the Tools menu in Word, select Options and then go to the General tab
and check the box against the "Confirm conversions at open" item. Then when
you attach the data source to the mail merge main document, you will be
given the option of using the DDE method of connection which should read the
data as you have it formatted in the table.

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Graham Mayor -  Word MVP

My web sitewww.gmayor.com
Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org
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Thanks Graham
I tried it but don't get anything different happening.
I have checked Excel and the dates are definitely formatted as dates
in the format I want in the word document.
Any other suggestions.
Realise that previously I was using office XP (or whatever the earlier
version was).
This is now Office 03 - could that be anything to do with it?
Nick

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The other alternative is to add a formatting switch to the mergefield, which
Graham's article at http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm
describes.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

From the Tools menu in Word, select Options and then go to the General tab
and check the box against the "Confirm conversions at open" item. Then
when
you attach the data source to the mail merge main document, you will be
given the option of using the DDE method of connection which should read
the
data as you have it formatted in the table.

--
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web sitewww.gmayor.com
Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org
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Thanks Graham
I tried it but don't get anything different happening.
I have checked Excel and the dates are definitely formatted as dates
in the format I want in the word document.
Any other suggestions.
Realise that previously I was using office XP (or whatever the earlier
version was).
This is now Office 03 - could that be anything to do with it?
Nick

 

[Graham Mayor]

I am not sure that will fix it in this instance The Dates Reversed link at
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/MM2002/MM2002.htm may offer more
insights.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

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