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How do I put UK format DOB into mail merge doc?



 
 
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Old April 17th, 2010, 12:41 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields
stephand24
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Default How do I put UK format DOB into mail merge doc?

I wish to put mail merge date of birth into word document from Excel
database. Will only put in as American date format. How do I make it show in
UK date format in the letter?
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Old April 17th, 2010, 12:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields
Graham Mayor
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Default How do I put UK format DOB into mail merge doc?

Use a formatting switch on the field -
http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm

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I wish to put mail merge date of birth into word document from Excel
database. Will only put in as American date format. How do I make it show
in
UK date format in the letter?



 




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