Unable to see all "date insert" options in Word 2000

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Ed - MIS

When I try to insert a date, I do not see all the
different options that used to see. I see some formats
(ie, 5/5/04 or 5/5/2004) but not other formats (ie, May
5th, 2004).

FYI that I replaced the Normal.dot from a PC that did work
properly but now the issue has returned.

Any suggestions? Please advise!
 
I don't know the answer to your question but suspect you don't really need
an answer.

Do you actually use a bunch of different date formats?

Consider creating a template with a CreateDate field where you want it,
formatted the way you want it. This is superior to anything you get from
Insert=>Date.

You can even take such a field and assign it to an AutoText entry and then
assign a key combination to it.

See http://addbalance.com/word/datefields1.htm for information on the
different kinds of datefields and how to format them.

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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"May 5th, 2004" has never been one of the options because it actually
requires three date fields.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
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You may want to download either the legal toolbars or the dateloader Add-In
from http://addbalance.com/word/download.htm. Both have date fields as
AutoText. You could change the field to suit you. As Suzanne pointed out,
your preferred format would require three fields -but could still be one
AutoText entry. Then your date would be available with either a key
combination or a menu, or both.

See http://addbalance.com/word/datefields1.htm for information on formatting
the various date fields.
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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