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Wrong Date Format in WORD 2002

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by dofred1

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In Word 2002 running on Win XP, I am unable to set the default date format to the Australian DD/MM/YY even though this is set as the Windows default format and I request a change to English(Australian).
In the Word/Insert/Date and Time it always reverts to English(U.S.) and I get MM/DD/YY

ANY SUGGESTIONS ??

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by maelgwyn

Have you tried to reselect the date format ( I know in Office 2k, there are many different types to insert)

by sparent

The only way I can get Word to put dates in the desired format is to Toggle Field Codes to reveal the actual formula then type in the correct date format you want:

{TIME \@ "DD/MM/YY"}

Good luck!
Steph

by blkdrgn

OK here is what I did to solve your problem.. and I tested it and it works... open your regional settings option in control panel.. then hit the advanced tab.. see what the language is set for under NON-unicode programs.. if its not set for english australia change it and reboot your system. Then either in your taskbar or at the top of your desktop you should see a new option menu from there you can set the English(australia) to be the default language.. I did this and tested the Insert Time and date and it gave me the australian options instead of the american options.. I hope this works for you.

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