Date format in word mail merge
In Microsoft Word, when using a mail merge, you can format the date field to display the date in a specific format. Here are the steps:
- Open your Word document and go to the "Mailings" tab in the ribbon.
- Click on the "Insert Merge Field" button in the "Write & Insert Fields" group.
- Select the date field you want to format (e.g. "Date" or "Created Date").
- Right-click on the field and select "Format Field".
- In the "Format Field" dialog box, click on the "Date" tab.
- Select the date format you want to use from the "Format" dropdown list. You can choose from a variety of formats, such as:
- MM/DD/YYYY
- YYYY-MM-DD
- DD MMM YYYY
- and many more
- Click "OK" to close the "Format Field" dialog box.
Alternatively, you can also use the "Date" field with a custom format string. To do this:
- Insert the "Date" field as described above.
- Right-click on the field and select "Format Field".
- In the "Format Field" dialog box, click on the "Custom" tab.
- In the "Format" field, enter a custom format string using the following syntax:
- YYYY-MM-DD (e.g. 2022-07-25)
- MM/DD/YYYY (e.g. 07/25/2022)
- DD MMM YYYY (e.g. 25 Jul 2022)
- Click "OK" to close the "Format Field" dialog box.
Note that the custom format string is case-sensitive, so make sure to use the correct capitalization and punctuation.