Mail merge change date format

When performing a mail merge in Microsoft Word, you can change the date format used in the merged document by modifying the date format in the mail merge template.

Here are the steps to change the date format in a mail merge:

1. Open your mail merge document in Microsoft Word.
2. Go to the "Mailings" tab in the ribbon.
3. Click on the "Select Recipients" button and select the recipient list you want to use for the mail merge.
4. Click on the "Finish & Merge" button and select "Edit Individual Documents" to open the mail merge template.
5. In the mail merge template, click on the "Insert Merge Field" button and select the date field you want to modify (e.g. "Date").
6. Right-click on the date field and select "Format Fields" from the context menu.
7. In the "Format Fields" dialog box, click on the "Date" tab.
8. In the "Date format" dropdown list, select the desired date format (e.g. "MM/DD/YYYY" or "YYYY-MM-DD").
9. Click "OK" to close the "Format Fields" dialog box.
10. Save the mail merge template and close it.

The next time you perform the mail merge, the date format will be updated to the new format you specified.

Alternatively, you can also use the "Date" field in the mail merge template and format it using the "Format" function in Microsoft Word. For example:

• To format the date as "MM/DD/YYYY", use the following formula: =TEXT([Date],"MM/DD/YYYY")
• To format the date as "YYYY-MM-DD", use the following formula: =TEXT([Date],"YYYY-MM-DD")

You can insert this formula in the mail merge template and it will automatically format the date according to the specified format.