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File: Formatting a Date Field

Last reviewed: October 27, 1994
Article ID: Q44857

Summary:

There are three formats available for date fields in a Microsoft File data file: long, medium, and short. These formats are shown in the following example:

   Format    Example
   ------    -------

   Long      January 1, 1989

   Medium    Jan 1, 1989

   Short     1/1/89

To change the format of a date field, do the following:

  1. From the Form menu, choose Show Form.
  2. Select the date field.
  3. From the Form menu, choose Format Date Field.
  4. Select Long, Medium, or Short.
  5. Click OK.

Additional reference words: datafile

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Last reviewed: October 27, 1994
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