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Date Formatting
Does anyone know a way to switch the date format to dd/MM/yyyy in Forms? We have numerous business uses for Forms, and have signed up for the Forms Pro preview, but not being able to change the date...
- Hi!
There are multiple uservoices open for this here including
https://microsoftforms.uservoice.com/forums/386451-welcome-to-microsoft-forms-suggestion-box/suggestions/37496209-date-format
https://microsoftforms.uservoice.com/forums/386451-welcome-to-microsoft-forms-suggestion-box/suggestions/18409984-allow-uk-date-format-in-forms-please
Would recommend you vote for them - fast becoming one of the top requests and annoyances about Forms. I think Microsoft will pick this up in time.
Hope that answers your question!
Best, Chris
PaulaSillars the form will automatically adjust the date settings depending on the browsers location.
If your location is the states, it'll come up as M/DD/YYYY
If your location is the UK, it'll come up as DD/MM/YYYY
Nothing else is needed other than the person filling in the form needs to be in the right location.
You can test this by using Incognito vs Standard browsing to see the differences.
drjpcsjohn This is NOT correct. The form has no way of using location information. The location of the user, the browser or the Microsoft data centre have no bearing on the form display. It's all to do with the browser language settings.
