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Date formatting / Mail Merge
Hi everyone! Does anyone know to keep the date format the same as in the source? I'm mail merging from an excel list in which I have the date format set at dd/mm/yyyy, however, when I previe...
Amplifying Doug's correct answer:
In a mailmerge, Word pays no attention to the formatting in the source of the data.
You can modify your merge field in Word for the date with a picture switch.
\@ "dd/mm/yy"
The page Doug links gives more information.