Well, you then have to F9 to update (and Alt+F9 if necessary to toggle the
field display). Alternatively, you can type Date \@ "ddd M/d/yy", select it,
and press Ctrl+F9, then F9.

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"Steve" wrote in message
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
No, it's just a field. Press Ctrl+F9 to insert the field (which will be
displayed at { }), then type the text between the braces.

I end up with this: { Date \@ "ddd M/d/yy" }

But it doesn't convert to anything, looks like I'm still doing it
wrong. Sigh...


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