How to set the default short and long date and time formats used in word

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Inserting the date and time that automatically updates into a document can be useful. There are many formats for the date and time from which you can choose on the “Date and Time” dialog box, and you can control which formats for each are available.

When inserting the date and/or time using the “Date and Time” dialog box, you may have noticed the “Set As Default” button. This button is misleading as to what it actually does. When you select a format in the list on the “Date and Time” dialog box and click the “Set As Default” button, the selected format is used as the formatting switch when pressing “Shift + Alt + D” to insert the “DATE” field into a document.

The “Set As Default” button has nothing to do with which formats for the date and time are available on the “Date and Time” dialog box. You are not setting the default selection for the dialog box when you click that button. When you start Word, the first option in the “Date and Time” dialog box is selected by default. Word remembers what you selected while the program is open, so the next time you open the “Date and Time” dialog box during the same Word session, the option you picked last is selected by default. When you close Word, the next time you open the program, the first option in the list is selected again.

The top item in the list on the “Date and Time” dialog box reflects the short date setting specified in Window’s regional settings in the “Control Panel.” Therefore, if you want to change the format of the date shown at the top of the list, you need to make a change in the regional settings in Windows. To make this change, press the “Windows key + X” to access the command menu and select “Control Panel.”

On the “Control Panel” window, click “Clock, Language, and Region,” if you are viewing by “Category.”

On the “Clock, Language, and Region” screen, click “Change date, time, or number formats” under “Region.”

If you are viewing the options on the “Control Panel” screen by “Large icons” or “Small icons…”

…click the “Region” option in the list of “All Control Panel Items.”

The “Region” dialog box displays. On the “Formats” tab, select an option from the “Short date” drop-down list. This format will be available at the top of the list on the “Date and Time” dialog box.

To change the format of the first occurrence of the long date format on the “Date and Time” dialog box, select an option from the “Long date” drop-down list.

You can also change the format for the first occurrences of the short and long time options on the “Date and Time” dialog box by selecting an option from the “Short time” drop-down list and one from the “Long time” drop-down list. Click “OK” when you are finished making your selections to save your changes and close the “Region” dialog box.

To close the “Control Panel” click the “X” button in the upper-right corner of the window.

When you insert the date and time in Word, your newly selected date formats are now available at the top of the list on the “Date and Time” dialog box. If you changed the default long and short time formats, those are available where the long and short dates are first listed on the dialog box.

NOTE: We used Word 2013 to illustrate this feature.

Remember that the “Set As Default” button on the “Date and Time” dialog box sets the default format used when inserting the “DATE” field by pressing “Shift + Alt + D” in a document.

If you click the “Set As Default” button on the “Date and Time” dialog box to change the format used when inserting the “DATE” field, you must click “Yes” on the confirmation dialog box to accept the change.

Now, when you press “Shift + Alt + D” to quickly insert a date field, the date format you set as the default in the “Date and Time” dialog box is inserted. Remember, the default set using the “Set as Default” button on the “Date and Time” dialog box is different from the default short and long date and time formats listed in the dialog box, set using the “Control Panel” in Windows.

NOTE: When you change the default long and short date and time formats in Windows, this may also change the way dates display in other programs besides Word.

The date and time data types have a wide variety of formats to help meet your unique circumstances. When formatting you have three choices: keep the default formats, apply a predefined format, or create a custom format. When you apply a format to a table field, that same format is automatically applied to any form or report control that you subsequently bind to that table field. Formatting only changes how the data is displayed and does not affect how the data is stored or how users can enter data.

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Overview of date and time formats

Access automatically displays the date and time in the General Date and Long Time formats. The dates appear as, mm/dd/yyyy in the U.S. and as, dd/mm/yyyy outside the U.S. where mm is the month, dd is the day, and yyyy is the year. The time is displayed as, hh:mm:ss AM/PM, where hh is the hour, mm is minutes, and ss is seconds.

These automatic formats for dates and times vary depending on the geographic location specified in the Microsoft Windows Regional and Language Options setting on your computer. For example, in Europe and many parts of Asia, depending on your location, you might see the date and time as 28.11.2018 12:07:12 PM or 28/11/2018 12:07:12 PM. In the United States, you would see 11/28/2018 12:07:12 PM.

It is possible to change these predefined formats by using custom display formats. For example, you can enter a date in a European format such as 28.11.2018, and have the table, form, or report display the value as 11/28/2018. The custom format that you select will not affect how the data is entered or how Access stores that data.

Access automatically provides a certain level of data validation related to date and time formatting. For example, if you enter an invalid date, such as 32.11.2018, a message appears and you would have the option of entering a new value or converting the field from the Date/Time data type to the Text data type. Valid date values range from -657,434 (January 1, 100 A.D.) to 2,958,465 (December 31, 9999 A.D.). Valid time values range from .0 to .9999, or 23:59:59.

When you want to constrain entry of date and time in a specific format, use an input mask. For example, if you applied an input mask to enter dates in the European format, someone entering data in your database will not be able to enter dates in other formats. Input masks can be applied to fields in tables, query result sets, and to controls on forms and reports. For more information, see Control data entry formats with input masks.

Apply a predefined format

Access provides several predefined formats for date and time data.

Open the table in Design View.

In the upper section of the design grid, select the Date/Time field that you want to format.

In the Field Properties section, click the arrow in the Format property box, and select a format from the drop-down list.

After you select a format, the Property Update Options button appears, and lets you to apply your new format to any other table fields and form controls that would logically inherit it. To apply your changes throughout the database, click the smart tag, and then click Update Format everywhere is used. In this case, Field Name is the name of your Date/Time field.

To apply your changes to the entire database, when the Update Properties dialog box appears and displays the forms and other objects that will inherit the new format. Click Yes.

Save your changes and switch to Datasheet view to see whether the format meets your needs.

Note New forms, reports, or views that you create based on this table get the table’s formatting, but you can override this on the form, report, or view without changing the table’s formatting.

In a form or report

Open the form or report Layout View or Design View.

Position the pointer in the text box with the date and time.

Press F4 to display the Property Sheet.

Set the Format property to one of the predefined date formats.

Open the query in Design View.

Right-click the date field, and then click Properties.

In the Property Sheet, select the format you want from the Format property list.

In an expression

Use the FormatDateTime function to format a date value into one of several predefined formats.

You might find this helpful if you are working in an area that requires an expression, such as a macro or a query.

Examples of predefined formats

(Default) Displays date values as numbers and time values as hours, minutes, and seconds followed by AM or PM. For both types of values, Access uses the date and time separators specified in your Windows regional settings. If the value does not have a time component, Access displays only the date. If the value has no date component, Access displays only the time.

06/30/2018 10:10:42 AM

Displays only date values, as specified by the Long Date format in your Windows regional settings.

Monday, August 27, 2018

Displays the date as dd/mmm/yy, but uses the date separator specified in your Windows regional settings.

Displays date values, as specified by the Short Date format in your Windows regional settings.

Displays hours, minutes, and seconds followed by AM or PM. Access uses the separator specified in the Time setting in your Windows regional settings.

Displays hours and minutes followed by AM or PM. Access uses the separator specified in the Time setting in your Windows regional settings.

Displays only hours and minutes. Access uses the separator specified in the Time setting in your Windows regional settings.

Apply a custom format

Sometimes, the Format property drop-down list in the Property Sheet doesn’t contain the exact date format you want. You can create your own custom format by using a type of code that Access recognizes for date formatting.

When you apply a custom format to the Date/Time field, you can combine different formats by having two sections, one for the date and another for the time. In such an instance, you would separate the sections with a space. For example, you can combine the General Date and Long Time formats as follows: m/dd/yyyy h:mm:ss.

Open the table in Design View.

In the upper section of the design grid, select the Date/Time or Date/Time Extended field you want to format.

In the Field Properties section, select the General tab, click the cell next to the Format box and enter the specific characters based on your formatting needs.

After you enter a format, the Property Update Options button appears and lets you apply the format to any other table fields and form controls that would logically inherit it. To apply your changes throughout the database, click the smart tag, and then click Update Format everywhere Field Name is used. In this case, Field Name is the name of your Date/Time field.

If you choose to apply your changes to the entire database, the Update Properties dialog box appears and displays the forms and other objects that will inherit the new format. Click Yes to apply the format.

Save your changes, and then switch to Datasheet view to see whether the format meets your needs.

Examples of custom formats

Here are some examples of different ways to format January 13, 2012:

To format the date like…

Type this code into the Format property box:

by Allen Wyatt
(last updated January 21, 2017)

Do you ever use the Date and Time option from the Insert menu to add the current date or time to your document? If so, have you noticed the Default button on the Date and Time dialog box? When you click on the button, Word asks if you want to change the default date format; this can be misleading. Do you ever wonder what the Default button really does?

When you click on the Default button and choose to change the default date and time format, Word stores that format for later use. It doesn’t store the format for use in the Date and Time dialog box, however—only for use when you subsequently insert the date using the DATE field. In other words, the default you are specifying is used by Word as the formatting switch for subsequent insertions of the DATE field. (You can quickly insert the date field by using the Shift+Alt+D shortcut.)

What is misleading to many people is how the Date and Time dialog box does its work. You have to remember that the Default button in the dialog box has nothing to do with the dialog box itself. In other words, you aren’t setting the default for the dialog box when you click on Default.

When you first start Word, the dialog box’s default is the top option in the list of date formats. If you pick a different option in the list, and then click on OK, Word remembers what you last picked, so that it is again selected when you next open the dialog box. As with all other dialog boxes in Word, the next time you start the program, the dialog box’s default value is reset to the top option in the list.

If you really want to reset the default in the dialog box itself, there is only one way to do this. Remember that whenever you start Word, the date format selected by default will be the top item in the list. It just so happens that the top item in the list reflects the short date setting selected in Windows’ Regional settings. Thus, to change the date shown at the top of the list, you need to make a change in Windows. Since you are making the change in Windows, this may, of course, change the way that dates appear in other programs besides Word.

To change the short date used by Windows (and thus affect the default in the Date and Time dialog box of Word), follow these general steps:

1. Display the Control Panel. (In Windows XP you can display it by clicking the Start menu and choosing Control Panel.)
2. Double-click on the Regional Settings applet. (This option goes by different names, such as Regional Options or Regional and Language Options, depending on your version of Windows.) Shortly the dialog box for these options appears.
3. Click on the Date tab, if necessary.
4. Change the short date value shown in the dialog box.
5. Click on OK to close the dialog box.

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In JSON documents, dates are represented as strings. Elasticsearch uses a set of preconfigured formats to recognize and parse these strings into a long value representing milliseconds-since-the-epoch in UTC.

Besides the built-in formats, your own custom formats can be specified using the familiar yyyy/MM/dd syntax:

Many APIs which support date values also support date math expressions, such as now-1m/d — the current time, minus one month, rounded down to the nearest day.

Custom date formatsedit

Completely customizable date formats are supported. The syntax for these is explained DateTimeFormatter docs.

Built In Formatsedit

Most of the below formats have a strict companion format, which means that year, month and day parts of the week must use respectively 4, 2 and 2 digits exactly, potentially prepending zeros. For instance a date like 5/11/1 would be considered invalid and would need to be rewritten to 2005/11/01 to be accepted by the date parser.

To use them, you need to prepend strict_ to the name of the date format, for instance strict_date_optional_time instead of date_optional_time .

These strict date formats are especially useful when date fields are dynamically mapped in order to make sure to not accidentally map irrelevant strings as dates.

The following tables lists all the defaults ISO formats supported:

Вставка автоматически обновляемых даты и времени в документ может быть весьма полезной. В диалоговом окне Дата и время (Date and Time) есть много форматов даты и времени, из которых можно выбрать подходящий. Кроме того, Вы можете настроить, как именно будут выглядеть доступные форматы.

Чтобы открыть диалоговое окно Дата и время (Date and Time), нажмите на одноименную кнопку, которая находится на вкладке Вставка (Insert) в группе команд Текст (Text).

Вероятно, Вы обратили внимание на кнопку По умолчанию (Set As Default), когда вставляли дату и/или время при помощи диалогового окна Дата и время (Date and Time). Название кнопки вводит в заблуждение. Непонятно, что она делает на самом деле. Когда Вы выбираете формат из списка в диалоговом окне Дата и время (Date and Time) и нажимаете По умолчанию (Set As Default), выбранный формат применяется к значению поля Date, когда оно вставляется в документ нажатием клавиш Shift+Alt+D.

Поле Date также можно вставить с помощью Ленты меню. Для этого перейдите на вкладку Вставка (Insert) и в группе команд Текст (Text) нажмите Экспресс-блоки > Поле (Quick Parts > Field). Далее в списке Поля (Field names) выберите поле Date.

Кнопка По умолчанию (Set As Default) ничего не делает с форматами даты и времени, доступными в диалоговом окне Дата и время (Date and Time). Нажимая эту кнопку, Вы не определяете, какой параметр будет выбран в этом диалоговом окне по умолчанию. Word запомнит выбранный вариант лишь на время, пока приложение открыто. Когда в текущей сессии Вы вновь вызовете диалоговое окно Дата и время (Date and Time), в нём будет выбран тот же параметр, что и в прошлый раз. Если же Вы закроете Word, то при следующем запуске приложения снова будет выбран первый параметр из списка.

Верхний элемент в списке диалогового окна Дата и время (Date and Time) соответствует краткому формату даты, определённому в панели управления. Поэтому, если Вы хотите изменить формат даты, стоящий в списке на первом месте, нужно внести изменения в параметры региональных стандартов Windows. Чтобы настроить эти параметры, нажмите клавиши Windows+X и в появившемся меню выберите пункт Панель управления (Control Panel).

В открывшемся окне нажмите Часы, язык и регион (Clock, Language, and Region), если у Вас включен режим просмотра по категориям.

Кликните по Изменение форматов даты, времени и чисел (Change date, time, or number formats) в разделе Региональные стандарты (Region).

Если Панель управления (Control Panel) отображается в режиме просмотра Крупные значки (Large icons) или Мелкие значки (Small icons) …

… нажмите Региональные стандарты (Region) в списке Все элементы панели управления (All Control Panel Items).

Откроется диалоговое окно Регион (Region). Выберите подходящий вариант из выпадающего списка Краткая дата (Short date) на вкладке Форматы (Formats). Именно этот формат появится на самом верху списка в диалоговом окне Дата и время (Date and Time).

Чтобы изменить полный (длинный) формат даты, который будет показан вторым сверху в диалоговом окне Дата и время (Date and Time), выберите нужный вариант из выпадающего списка Полная дата (Long date).

Точно также можно изменить краткий и полный форматы времени. Для этого необходимо выбрать подходящие варианты из выпадающих списков Краткое время (Short time) и Полное время (Long time) соответственно. Когда настройки будут завершены, нажмите ОК, чтобы сохранить изменения и закрыть диалоговое окно Регион (Region).

Чтобы закрыть Панель управления (Control Panel), нажмите кнопку Х в верхнем правом углу окна.

Теперь при вставке даты или времени в Word с помощью диалогового окна Дата и время (Date and Time), в списке Форматы (Available formats) Вы увидите настроенные Вами форматы. Если Вы изменяли полный и краткий формат времени, они появятся первыми в списке, где начинаются доступные форматы времени.

Примечание: Иллюстрации к этой статье сделаны в Word 2013.

Помните, что кнопка По умолчанию (Set As Default) в диалоговом окне Дата и время (Date and Time) устанавливает формат, который используется по умолчанию при вставке в документ поля Date нажатием клавиш Shift+Alt+D.

Когда Вы нажмёте кнопку По умолчанию (Set As Default) в диалоговом окне Дата и время (Date and Time), чтобы изменить формат, который используется по умолчанию для поля Date, появится окно с запросом подтверждения, в котором нужно нажать Да (Yes).

Теперь, когда Вы нажмёте Shift+Alt+D, чтобы быстро вставить поле Date, в документе появится дата в формате, который Вы установили по умолчанию в диалоговом окне Дата и время (Date and Time). Помните, что настройки, устанавливаемые нажатием кнопки По умолчанию (Set As Default), это не тоже самое, что полный и краткий формат даты и времени, которые Вы настроили в панели управления в Windows.

Примечание: Если Вы измените полный и краткий форматы даты и времени в региональных настройках Windows, то это изменит отображение дат не только в Word, но и в других приложениях.

DateFormat is for formatting and parsing dates in a locale-sensitive manner.

It allows the user to choose from a set of standard date time formats as well as specify a customized pattern under certain locales. Date elements that vary across locales include month name, week name, field order, etc. We also allow the user to use any customized pattern to parse or format date-time strings under certain locales. Date elements that vary across locales include month name, weekname, field, order, etc.

Formatting dates in the default ‘en_US’ format does not require any initialization. e.g.

But for other locales, the formatting data for the locale must be obtained. This can currently be done in one of three ways, determined by which library you import. In all cases, the ‘initializeDateFormatting’ method must be called and will return a future that is complete once the locale data is available. The result of the future isn’t important, but the data for that locale is available to the date formatting and parsing once it completes.

The easiest option is that the data may be available locally, imported in a library that contains data for all the locales.

If we are running outside of a browser, we may want to read the data from files in the file system.

If we are running in a browser, we may want to read the data from the server using the XmlHttpRequest mechanism.

Once we have the locale data, we need to specify the particular format. This library uses the ICU/JDK date/time pattern specification both for complete format specifications and also the abbreviated ‘skeleton’ form which can also adapt to different locales and is preferred where available.

Skeletons: These can be specified either as the ICU constant name or as the skeleton to which it resolves. The supported set of skeletons is as follows. For each skeleton there is a named constructor that can be used to create it. It’s also possible to pass the skeleton as a string, but the constructor is preferred.

Examples Using the US Locale:

Explicit Pattern Syntax: Formats can also be specified with a pattern string. This can be used for formats that don’t have a skeleton available, but these will not adapt to different locales. For example, in an explicit pattern the letters ‘H’ and ‘h’ are available for 24 hour and 12 hour time formats respectively. But there isn’t a way in an explicit pattern to get the behaviour of the ‘j’ skeleton, which prints 24 hour or 12 hour time according to the conventions of the locale, and also includes am/pm markers where appropriate. So it is preferable to use the skeletons.

The following characters are available in explicit patterns:

The following characters are reserved and currently are unimplemented:

The count of pattern letters determine the format.

Text:

• 5 pattern letters–use narrow form for standalone. Otherwise not used.
• 4 or more pattern letters–use full form,
• 3 pattern letters–use short or abbreviated form if one exists
• less than 3–use numeric form if one exists

Number: the minimum number of digits. Shorter numbers are zero-padded to this amount (e.g. if ‘m’ produces ‘6’, ‘mm’ produces ’06’). Year is handled specially; that is, if the count of ‘y’ is 2, the Year will be truncated to 2 digits. (e.g., if ‘yyyy’ produces ‘1997’, ‘yy’ produces ’97’.) Unlike other fields, fractional seconds are padded on the right with zero.

(Text & Number): 3 or over, use text, otherwise use number.

Any characters not in the pattern will be treated as quoted text. For instance, characters like ‘:’, ‘.’, ‘ ‘, ‘#’ and ‘@’ will appear in the resulting text even though they are not enclosed in single quotes. In our current pattern usage, not all letters have meanings. But those unused letters are strongly discouraged to be used as quoted text without quotes, because we may use other letters as pattern characters in the future.

Examples Using the US Locale:

When parsing a date string using the abbreviated year pattern (‘yy’), DateFormat must interpret the abbreviated year relative to some century. It does this by adjusting dates to be within 80 years before and 20 years after the time the parse function is called. For example, using a pattern of ‘MM/dd/yy’ and a DateFormat instance created on Jan 1, 1997, the string ’01/11/12′ would be interpreted as Jan 11, 2012 while the string ’05/04/64′ would be interpreted as May 4, 1964. During parsing, only strings consisting of exactly two digits will be parsed into the default century. Any other numeric string, such as a one digit string, a three or more digit string will be interpreted as its face value. Tests that parse two-digit years can control the current date with package:clock.

You have two options for putting a date on a document in Microsoft Word. The first method puts a static date in the document; that is, the date does not change when the day changes. The second method makes the date dynamic. When you open the document tomorrow, for example, the date displayed will be tomorrow’s date.

Static date

To add a static date, do either of the following:

• Within the document, type the date you want displayed.
• Alternatively, follow the appropriate procedure for your version of Word:
  • Word for Windows (2010 and 2007): Click the Insert tab. In the “Text” area, select Date & Time . Uncheck Update automatically if it is checked, and then click OK . The date will be inserted into your document at the location of the cursor.
  • Word for Mac (2011 and 2008): From the Insert menu, select Date and Time. . In the Date and Time dialog box, select the format you want, uncheck Update automatically if it is checked, and then click OK . The date will be inserted into your document at the location of the cursor.

Dynamic date

Word for Windows (2010 and 2007)

1. Click the Insert tab. In the “Text” area, select Date & Time .
2. Choose the format you want.
3. Select Update automatically if it is not already selected. This will set the date to change each day. Click OK .

Word for Mac (2011 and 2008)

1. From the Insert menu, select Date and Time. .
2. In the Date and Time dialog box, choose the format you want.
3. At the bottom of the box, select Update automatically if it is not already selected. This will set the date to change each day. Click OK .

Inserting a date in a header

Word for Windows (2010 and 2007)

1. Click the Insert tab.
2. In the toolbar, click the Header icon, and choose your header type.
3. Click the Insert tab.
4. Click Date and Time , choose your Date and Time style, and then click OK .

Word for Mac (2011 and 2008)

1. From the View menu, select Header and Footer .
2. The Header and Footer toolbar will appear, and the headers and footers on the page will be outlined with dotted lines. Place the cursor inside the header or footer where you would like to place the date (you may want to align it using the paragraph formatting options).
3. Either click the Insert Date button on the Header and Footer toolbar (it has a number 7 on it), or, from the Insert menu, select Date and Time. to open the Date and Time dialog box (this method gives you Date and Time style choices).

After you have inserted the date, you may change it just as you would any other text on the page.

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When a date or time is entered into a worksheet, Excel displays it in a format that can be customized by the end user.

In addition, the Microsoft Windows system defaults and regional settings that Excel bases some of its formatting on can also be changed.

Let’s see how to change these default settings. For related tutorials, see our Date and Time Tutorial Center.

Formatting and Displaying Dates and Times

Microsoft Excel stores dates and times as serial numbers. But on the Number tab of the Format Cells dialog box, we choose how Excel should display the data. In unformatted cells, Excel uses the short date format specified in operating system defaults.

Changing Windows Date / Time Defaults

Any date or time format on the Number tab that begins with an asterisk (*) responds to changes in the operating system’s regional date and time settings as Excel uses these default settings. Applicable formats are usually short date and long date.

Below are directions on how to customize these formats in Microsoft Windows.

► In all versions of Windows, access the Control Panel. Then:

• For Windows 10 and 8, under Clock, Language and Region , click Change date, time, or number formats .
• For Windows 7 and some older versions, from the Control Panel, click Region and Language or similar.

► Next, in the Region (Region and Language) dialog box, select the Format tab if not showing. Then click Additional Settings .

► Now click the Date tab (shown below) or the Time tab. Select your desired format in the Date formats (or Time formats) section. An example of your selection displays in the box above.

► When finished, click OK twice to exit.

How to Change How Excel Works with Years

Dates can be entered in a worksheet cell with 2-digit or 4-digit years. There is no confusion with a 4-digit year. But how does Excel know which century to use if a 2-digit year is entered?

As explained in How Microsoft Excel Stores and Manages Dates and Times, a 2-digit year between 00 and 29 is a 21st century date (i.e. 20XX), and a 2-digit year between 30 and 99 is a 20th century date (i.e. 19XX).

If these defaults don’t suit, the cutoff of 29 can be changed in the regional settings of many operating systems. Directions for the Windows operating system follow.

► In all versions of Windows, access the Control Panel. Then:

• For Windows 10 and 8, under Clock, Language and Region , click Change date, time, or number formats .
• For Windows 7 and some older versions, from the Control Panel, click Region and Language or similar.

► Next, in the Region (Region and Language) dialog box, select the Format tab if not showing. Then click Additional Settings .

► Now click the Date tab, shown below. The bottom section labeled Calendar allows you to change the year break from 2029 to another year.

► Use the up and down arrows to change the year, and then click OK to exit.

We hope this tutorial on changing defaults for dates and times in Excel has been helpful. Cheers!

The purpose of date formatting is to convert the Date object to a human readable string by using the culture-specific settings.

The kendo.format and kendo.toString methods support standard and custom date formats.

Default Date Formats

The following table lists the default Kendo UI date format specifiers.

Custom Date Formats

The following table lists the supported custom date format specifiers.

Month abbreviations consist of the first three characters of the month’s name. Months with four-character names, such as June, are not abbreviated.

Month-Day-Year with leading zeros (02/17/2009)

Day-Month-Year with leading zeros (17/02/2009)

Year-Month-Day with leading zeros (2009/02/17)

Month name-Day-Year with no leading zeros
(February 17, 2009)

Month-Day-Year with no leading zeros (2/17/2009)

Day-Month-Year with no leading zeros (17/2/2009)

Year-Month-Day with no leading zeros (2009/2/17)

Month-Day-Year with spaces instead of leading zeros
( 2/17/2009)

Day-Month-Year with spaces instead of leading zeros
(17/ 2/2009)

Year-Month-Day with spaces instead of leading zeros (2009/ 2/17)

Month-Day-Year with no separators (02172009)

Day-Month-Year with no separators (17022009)

Year-Month-Day with no separators (20090217)

Month abbreviation-Day-Year with leading zeros (Feb172009)

Day-Month abbreviation-Year with leading zeros (17Feb2009)

Year-Month abbreviation-Day with leading zeros (2009Feb17)

Day of year (counting consecutively from January 1)-Year (48/2009)

Year-Day of Year (counting consecutively from January 1—often called the Julian date format) (2009/48)

Day-Month name-Year (17 February, 2009)

Year-Month name-Day (2009, February 17)

Month abbreviation, Day with leading zeros, Year
(Feb 17, 2009)

Day with leading zeros, Month abbreviation, Year
17 Feb, 2009.

Year, Month abbreviation, Day with leading zeros
(2009, Feb 17)

This format defaults to a two-digit year, but can be overridden to have four digits.

Month abbreviation, Day with leading zeros, Year
(Feb 17, 2014)

Day with leading zeros, Month abbreviation, Year
(17 Feb, 2014)

Year, Month abbreviation, Day with leading zeros
(2014, Feb 17)

Eight-character hexadecimal representation of the system date. Valid dates range from 12/31/1969 to 01/18/2038. Valid dates may differ depending on the type of machine (PC or host) and the type of CPU chip.

* This format defaults to a two-digit year, but can be overridden to have four digits.

Here are some examples, using December 18, 2010:

Format type 1 with dashes (-) as the separator characters

Format type 1 with backslashes (/) as the separator characters and a two-digit year

Format type 1 with a four-digit year (no separator specified but the format type includes separators so the default separator (/) will be used

Format type B with a four-digit year (no separator specified and the format type does not include separators, so none will be included)

Format type 4, with French Canadian as the locality. If you use “[email protected]” in a DAL function, the system returns the French Canadian translation of date format type 4 (Month D, YYYY with month spelled out). If you specify a locale, it must be the last component of the date format

dГ©cembre 18, 2010

Swift version: 5.4

If you want to get a string from a Date , Apple’s DateFormatter class has everything you need: you can get short dates, long dates, dates with times, and can even go the opposite way to give you a Date from a string.

There are four primary ways you’re going to use it:

1. Converting a Date instance to a string using one of the built-in date formats.
2. Converting a Date instance to a string using one of the built-in time formats.
3. Converting a Date instance to a string using a completely custom format.
4. Converting a string instance to a Date .

Below are examples of each to get you started.

First, this converts a Date to a short date string using dateStyle :

That will print something like “12/31/2019” depending on the user’s locale.

Second, this converts the same date to a medium time string using timeStyle :

That will print something like “20:27:32” or “8:27:32pm” depending on the user’s locale.

Third, this converts the same date to a date and time string using a custom date format:

That will print something like “20:32 Wed, 30 Oct 2019”.

Finally, this attempts to convert a string to a date

date(from:) returns an optional Date because it might be given a string containing an invalid value, so that code uses nil coalescing to make sure there’s a default value printed.

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The date filter formats a date to a given format:

The format specifier is the same as supported by date, except when the filtered data is of type DateInterval, when the format must conform to DateInterval::format instead.

The date filter accepts strings (it must be in a format supported by the strtotime function), DateTime instances, or DateInterval instances. For instance, to display the current date, filter the word “now”:

To escape words and characters in the date format use \\ in front of each character:

If the value passed to the date filter is null , it will return the current date by default. If an empty string is desired instead of the current date, use a ternary operator:

If no format is provided, Twig will use the default one: F j, Y H:i . This default can be changed by calling the setDateFormat() method on the core extension instance. The first argument is the default format for dates and the second one is the default format for date intervals:

Timezone

By default, the date is displayed by applying the default timezone (the one specified in php.ini or declared in Twig — see below), but you can override it by explicitly specifying a timezone:

If the date is already a DateTime object, and if you want to keep its current timezone, pass false as the timezone value:

The default timezone can also be set globally by calling setTimezone() :

There are shortcut keys in MS Word to insert a date: Shift + Alt + D . But it inserts a date in this format:

even when my Windows system wide settings are set for this format:

So Word has its own date format settings, I think.

How to change it?

3 Answers 3

To insert the date type Alt + Shift + D .

To change the time or date format hit Alt + N + D , click on or scroll to the one you want and use the key combo Alt + D . Hit Enter twice.

The format of the date inserted depends on the language in the spellcheck. You can change this language in the Review tab->Language->Set Proofing Language. Here are a few examples of the output in different languages:

• English (Unites States): 3/8/2017
• Swedish: 2017-03-08
• French: 08/03/2017

These formats are the ones that are commonly used in each language. So it seems that your spell checker in Word is in English and your system is in a language that formats dates in the same way as in Swedish. If you’re writing a document in English, it’s probably best to format dates like in English, and if you’re not, you should change the spellcheck language. However, if you really want to write in English and use the 2017-03-08 format, you can temporarily change the spell checker to a language that uses that format (for example Swedish) and then changing it back to English after having inserted the date won’t change the date format.

If you want to change the way the date is formatted in a certain language, you can go to the Insert tab->Date and time. Then a window will pop up with a list of ways to format dates and times in that language:

To set one as default, pick one and click on the Default button. When you’ve done that, that format will be used every time you insert a date using Shift + Alt + D . You can also insert a date or time in a specific format without using it as default by pressing OK. When you set the default for one language, it won’t change anything for the other languages.

You can also change the language in which it’s formatted by selecting another language in the Language list on the right. However this will also change the language of the spell checker, but as I said, changing the language back after inserting the date won’t change the date format.

To summarize, here is what you should do to solve your problem:

1. Change the spellcheck language to Swedish or any other language that uses the 2017-03-08 format.
2. Insert a date by pressing Shift + Alt + D .
3. Change the spellcheck language back to English or whatever language you’re writing in.

This MSAccess tutorial explains how to use the Access Format function (as it applies to date values) with syntax and examples.

Description

The Microsoft Access Format function takes a date expression and returns it as a formatted string.

Syntax

The syntax for the Format function in MS Access is:

Parameters or Arguments

Optional. It is the format to apply to the expression. You can either define your own format or use one of the named formats that Access has predefined such as:

firstdayofweek

Optional. It is a value that specifies the first day of the week. If this parameter is omitted, the Format function assumes that Sunday is the first day of the week. This parameter can be one of the following values:

firstweekofyear

Optional. It is a value that specifies the first week of the year. If this parameter is omitted, the Format function assumes that the week that contains January 1 is the first week of the year. This parameter can be one of the following values:

Returns

The Format function returns a string value.

Applies To

The Format function can be used in the following versions of Microsoft Access:

• Access 2019, Access 2016, Access 2013, Access 2010, Access 2007, Access 2003, Access XP, Access 2000

Example

Let’s look at how to use the Format function with dates in MS Access:

Example in VBA Code

The Format function can be used in VBA code in Microsoft Access.

In this example, the variable called LValue would now contain the date formatted as yyyy/mm/dd.

Example in SQL/Queries

You can also use the Format function in a query in Microsoft Access.

In this query, we have used the Format function as follows:

This query will format the BirthDate field as “yyyy/mm/dd” display the results in a column called Expr1. You can replace Expr1 with a column name that is more meaningful.

The results would now be displayed in a column called FormattedValue.

The results of this query would look something like this:

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• Format String Examples
• Overriding General Settings Formatting
• Localization
• Escaping

Customizing the Time and Date Format # Customizing the Time and Date Format

Certain WordPress tag functions are used to display or return date and time information; the_date() and the_time() are examples of this.

By default, these functions will display or return date and time in format as it is set in Administration > Settings > General. This is the place where customizing format for Date and Time will take effect throughout the whole WordPress installation.

Formatting Date and Time

Notice the string of characters next to each Date and Time formatting in screenshot. This string is called a format string. Each letter represents specific part of Date or Time.

For example, the format string:

creates a date that look like this (note that commas are read literally):

Here is what each format character in the string above represents:

• l = Full name for day of the week (lower-case L).
• F = Full name for the month.
• j = The day of the month.
• Y = The year in 4 digits. (lower-case y gives the year’s last 2 digits)

Format characters are standardized and globally used in PHP programming language. As WordPress is written in PHP programming language you can use the table of Date and Time format characters directly from the PHP website.

Here is a table of some of the more useful items found there:

Format String Examples # Format String Examples

Here are some examples of date format with the result output.

• F j, Y g:i a – November 6, 2010 12:50 am
• F j, Y – November 6, 2010
• F, Y – November, 2010
• g:i a – 12:50 am
• g:i:s a – 12:50:48 am
• l, F jS, Y – Saturday, November 6th, 2010
• M j, Y @ G:i – Nov 6, 2010 @ 0:50
• Y/m/d \a\t g:i A – 2010/11/06 at 12:50 AM
• Y/m/d \a\t g:ia – 2010/11/06 at 12:50am
• Y/m/d g:i:s A – 2010/11/06 12:50:48 AM
• Y/m/d – 2010/11/06

Overriding General Settings Formatting # Overriding General Settings Formatting

Functions for Time and Date accept format string as a parameter in order to override default Date and Time formatting for certain places in theme or plugin files. Just the same as in General Settings, this format string is a template of characters where each character represents specific part of Date or Time.

Inside the template file, setting the Date and Time format string as a parameter for the_time() template tag, would look something like this:

Which will render on the frontend of your site as following:

Localization # Localization

To localize Date and Time, use the date_i18n() function. The date_i18n() function basically behaves like the PHP date() function, except that it also translates things like month names and weekdays and similar into the current locale for the site. You can replace a call to date() with a call to date_i18n() , using the same arguments.

Alternatively, you can wrap your predefined format in __() or _e() in order to allow translators to adjust the Date and Time to the proper local format. If you do so, then you should also include a translator comment, to let the translators know what the date format is referring to and where it is used, so they can convert it accurately.

Escaping # Escaping

Some letters do not have an associated format in the PHP date function. For example x passed in the format string will currently return a literal x . However, this can change at some point in the future and x may have a format associated with it.

This is why you should always escape literal character in a date formatted string with \ . Note that, in following example, every letter of word of is escaped.

This example will render as following on the frontend of your site:

Date Format in the United States

The United States is one of the few countries that use “mm-dd-yyyy” as their date format–which is very very unique! The day is written first and the year last in most countries (dd-mm-yyyy) and some nations, such as Iran, Korea, and China, write the year first and the day last (yyyy-mm-dd). But why did Americans choose to write the month first? One of the hypotheses is that the United States borrowed the way it was written from the United Kingdom who used it before the 20th century and then later changed it to match Europe (dd-mm-yyyy). American colonists liked their original format and it’s been that way ever since.

The United States has a rather unique way of writing the date that is imitated in very few other countries (although Canada and Belize do also use the form). In America, the date is formally written in month/day/year form. Thus, “January 1, 2011” is widely considered to be correct. In formal usage, it is not appropriate to omit the year, or to use a purely numerical form of the date. For example, if you were to write a formal letter for business, you would write out the entire date, including the name of the month (January 1, 2011). Writing it out in full allows for the notation to be understood even by people for whom the month/day/year form is relatively uncommon.

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When you enter a date that’s formatted with slashes, Excel will recognize it as a date. For example, Excel will automatically choose the date format for a cell that contains 11/11/19.

You can set Excel to display dates in a variety of ways, no matter how you type in the data.

Here’s how to find and change date formats in Excel on a Mac or PC.

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How to change the date format in Microsoft Excel

We’re using a spreadsheet that includes dates of hire for employees of a fictitious company, to show different ways to format dates in Excel.

1. Highlight the date cells you want to format.

2. In the “Home” menu ribbon, there is a field in the middle with a drop-down menu for different cell formats. It should say “Date” by default. Click the arrow to open the drop-down menu.

3. The menu has two formats for dates: short date and long date.

• Short date displays months and days as either single or double digits and years as double digits. For example, January 1, 2019 would be displayed as 1/1/19.
• The long date option adds the day of the week and writes out the month. So 1/1/19 will display as Tuesday, January 1, 2019. The date will display in the format you choose, no matter how you enter it. If you type “1/1/19” into a cell with the long date format, Excel will change it to the expanded date.

4. Excel offers many other date format choices. In the cell format menu, click on “More Number Formats…” at the bottom.

5. In the window that pops up, make sure “Date” is chosen under the “Category” sidebar. You can scroll down the list of date formats in the box to the right. Choose from formats that put the day before the month, drop the year, and more. We chose the last option and the data, which was entered with two-digit years, was converted to display four-digit years.

Pro tip: Never change the format of a cell with a date to General or Text. Excel will turn your date into an unrelated number. For example, 3/3/2017 becomes 42797 when it’s not formatted as a date.

Have you ever used the Mail Merge feature in Word? Normally, it works like a charm. But ever so often the retrieved dates are not formatted as they should be. Does this mean you need to discard the Mail Merge feature and input your data manually? Of course not, and here’s how you can change the format of your date mail merge fields.

• Perform the first different steps of the Mail Merge as usual (Start Mail Merge, Select Recipients and insert Merge Field)
• Select the date field you wish to change and press Shift+F9.
• The code of your Merge field is now shown.
• In this case, the original table Field Header in our Recipients list is called “Date””
• Now you need to add the desired date format to this field, e.g. \@”dd-MM-yyyy”
• Type Shift+F9 and you will see the date displayed with the entered formatting

Now you can continue with the other steps to perform your mail merge

Tip: you can combine the date and time instructions:Day = “d”” Month = “M” (Capital “M” = Months, lowercase “m” = Minutes Year = “y”” Hours = “h”” Minutes = “m”

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Here’s all the different ways you can quickly insert the current date or time into a Microsoft Word document. There’s the ‘official’ shortcut and the ‘secret’ shortcut with better options than the usual tip.

As usual with Word and Office, there’s the simple but incomplete answer that’s commonly given but more useful info when Office-Watch.com digs deeper.

Fixed or Dynamic

There are shortcuts to enter the current date or time as text. Once entered it doesn’t change.

Or date/time can be automatically updated each time you open or print the document. A dynamic or changing date/time text. Great for documents that are revised occasionally, daily/weekly/monthly reports and document templates.

There are other Word date/time options beyond entering the current date or time. Word has options to automatically show the document creation date, when the document was last saved or printed.

Current Date and Time in Word

Tucked away on the Insert tab is an Insert Date and Time dialog. Insert | Text | Insert Date and Time.

That opens the Date and Time dialog.

Choose from the many available formats to insert.

Sadly, there’s no choice for setting your own date/time format preference.

Set as Default – this button changes THREE defaults.

• Any future time you return to this dialog, the chosen format will be pre-selected.

• Update automatically is on/off when you return to this dialog

• The date shortcut Shift + Alt + D will insert the date/time in the same format.

Update automatically

• UNchecked, text is added to the document. This won’t change.
• Checked, adds a dynamic field code. This will change anytime you update the document.

Current Date / Time shortcut

The shortcut Alt + Shift + D will always insert a dynamic date field. This will be changed anytime you update the field code.

The format for the date/time is set in the Insert Date and Time dialog (see above). Choose a Date format and the ‘Set As Default’ option.

Shift + Alt + D inserts a date field ( the field ) which is automatically changed whenever the document is updated.

Click on the field to update from the button provided.

Like any field code, right-click to see more useful options. Edit field opens the Field code dialog. Toggle Field Code exposes the field to view or edit.

Date as fixed text

If you want current date as plain text (ie doesn’t change) select the inserted date field and press Ctrl + Shift + F9. That ‘unlinks’ the field or ‘convert field result to text’.

In other words the shortcuts: Shift + Alt + D, left arrow, Ctrl + Shift + F9 will give you a text date. Long-winded but happily there’s a better shortcut later in this article.

Current Time shortcut

The shortcut Alt + Shift + T will insert a dynamic time field. This will be changed anytime you update the field code.

The format for the time is set in the Insert Date and Time dialog (see above). Choose a Time format and the ‘Set As Default’ option.

Shift + Alt + T inserts a time field ( the field ) which is automatically changed whenever the document is updated.

If you want plain text (ie doesn’t change) select the inserted time field and press Ctrl + Shift + F9. That ‘unlinks’ the field or ‘convert field result to text’.

Time as fixed text

If you want the current time as plain text (ie doesn’t change) select the inserted date field and press Ctrl + Shift + F9. That ‘unlinks’ the field or ‘convert field result to text’.

In other words the shortcuts: Shift + Alt + T, left arrow, Ctrl + Shift + F9 will give you a text time. Long-winded but happily there’s a better shortcut later in this article.

Secret Date / Time shortcut

There’s another insert date/time shortcut which isn’t often mentioned but is very useful. It will insert the default date/time format as plain text OR dynamic field code (depending on your default).

It’s as fast as the traditional Shift + Alt + D or Shift + Alt + T shortcuts but gives the choice of fixed text or dynamic fields.

The shortcut uses the ribbon keyboard shortcuts. Start by pressing/tapping the Alt key then letters/numbers, one at a time. It’s different from traditional shortcuts where you hold all the keys at the same time.

The Insert Date/Time shortcut is Alt then N then D and finally an Enter.

It’s normally written with commas: Alt, N, D, Enter .

Alt, N, D opens the Insert Date/Time dialog we’ve mentioned above. The final Enter inserts the default date with the formatting and Update automatically setting you’ve setup.

That might seem cumbersome except that you DON’T have to wait for the Word ribbon to update on the screen. Just type the keys quickly and the actions will happen without the dialog box appearing.

Changing Date or Time format

To change the default date or time format there are three options:

• Change Windows regional setting. Word initially gets the formatting for date, time and currency from Windows.
• Insert Date and Time dialog | Set as default. As shown above, there is a list of possible format combinations. Select one of those and click ‘Set as default’.
• Use the or fields with specific formatting ‘pictures’ to set exactly what you want. Here’s an extreme example with words included:

The full field to make that long date is:

(we’ve cheated on the ‘1st’ text. Changing the format for 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd etc. is complicated).

Date and time field formatting switches have the following format:

A date and time field switch argument is made up of a series of “picture items.” The most commonly used are below.

Date and Time Field Switch Picture Items:

Formats the day of the week or day of the month as a number without a leading zero for single-digit days.

Formats the day of the month as a two-digit number with a leading zero for single-digit days.

Formats the day of the week in its abbreviated form according to the language specified by the lang element on the run containing the field instructions.

Formats the day of the week as its full name according to the language specified by the lang element on the run containing the field instructions.

Formats the month as a number without a leading zero for single-digit months.

Formats the month as a number with a leading zero for single-digit months.

Formats the month in its abbreviated form according to the language specified by the lang element on the run containing the field instructions.

Formats the month as its full name according to the language specified by the lang element on the run containing the field instructions.

Formats the day of the week in an abbreviated form according to the language specified by the lang element on the run containing the field instructions.

Formats the year as a 2-digit number.

Formats the year as a 4-digit number.

Formats the hour on a 12-hour clock without a leading zero for single-digit hours.

Formats the hour on a 12-hour clock with a leading zero for single-digit hours.

Formats the hour on a 24-hour clock without a leading zero for single-digit hours.

Formats the hour on a 24-hour clock with a leading zero for single-digit hours.

Formats the minutes without a leading zero for single-digit minutes.

Formats the minutes with a leading zero for single-digit minutes.

Formats the seconds without a leading zero for single-digit minutes.

Formats the minutes as a two-digit number with a leading zero for single-digit seconds.

Formats the uppercase 12-hour clock indicators according to the language specified by the lang element on the run containing the field instructions.

Includes the specified character in the result at that position. E.g., colon (:), hyphen (-), slash (/), and space.

Includes text in the result.

Below are some examples of date and time for US-English.

Может быть полезно вставлять в документ дату и время, которые автоматически обновляются. Существует множество форматов даты и времени, которые вы можете выбрать в диалоговом окне «Дата и время&#1

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Может быть полезно вставлять в документ дату и время, которые автоматически обновляются. Существует множество форматов даты и времени, которые вы можете выбрать в диалоговом окне «Дата и время», и вы можете контролировать, какие форматы для каждого доступны.

При вставке даты и / или времени с помощью диалогового окна «Дата и время» вы могли заметить кнопку «Установить по умолчанию». Эта кнопка вводит в заблуждение относительно того, что она на самом деле делает. Когда вы выбираете формат в списке в диалоговом окне «Дата и время» и нажимаете кнопку «Установить по умолчанию», выбранный формат используется в качестве переключателя форматирования при нажатии «Shift + Alt + D» для вставки «ДАТА» »В документ.

Кнопка «Установить по умолчанию» не имеет никакого отношения к тому, какие форматы даты и времени доступны в диалоговом окне «Дата и время». Вы не устанавливаете выбор по умолчанию для диалогового окна, когда нажимаете эту кнопку. Когда вы запускаете Word, по умолчанию выбирается первый параметр в диалоговом окне «Дата и время». Word запоминает, что вы выбрали, пока программа открыта, поэтому в следующий раз, когда вы откроете диалоговое окно «Дата и время» во время того же сеанса Word, по умолчанию будет выбран последний выбранный вариант. Когда вы закрываете Word, при следующем открытии программы снова выбирается первый вариант в списке.

Верхний элемент списка в диалоговом окне «Дата и время» отражает настройку короткой даты, указанную в региональных настройках Windows на «Панели управления». Поэтому, если вы хотите изменить формат даты, отображаемой вверху списка, вам необходимо внести изменения в региональные настройки в Windows. Чтобы внести это изменение, нажмите «Windows key + X», чтобы получить доступ к меню команд, и выберите «Панель управления».

В окне «Панель управления» нажмите «Часы, язык и регион», если вы просматриваете по «Категории».

На экране «Часы, язык и регион» нажмите «Изменить формат даты, времени или чисел» в разделе «Регион».

Если вы просматриваете параметры на экране «Панель управления» с помощью «Крупных значков» или «Маленьких значков…»

… Щелкните «Регион» в списке «Все элементы панели управления».

Откроется диалоговое окно «Регион». На вкладке «Форматы» выберите вариант из раскрывающегося списка «Краткая дата». Этот формат будет доступен вверху списка в диалоговом окне «Дата и время».

Чтобы изменить формат первого появления длинного формата даты в диалоговом окне «Дата и время», выберите параметр в раскрывающемся списке «Длинная дата».

Вы также можете изменить формат для первых вхождений параметров короткого и длительного времени в диалоговом окне «Дата и время», выбрав параметр из раскрывающегося списка «Кратковременное время» и один из раскрывающегося списка «Долгое время». вниз по списку. Нажмите «ОК», когда закончите делать выбор, чтобы сохранить изменения и закрыть диалоговое окно «Регион».

Чтобы закрыть «Панель управления», нажмите кнопку «X» в правом верхнем углу окна.

Когда вы вставляете дату и время в Word, выбранные вами новые форматы даты теперь доступны в верхней части списка в диалоговом окне «Дата и время». Если вы изменили форматы длинного и короткого времени по умолчанию, они станут доступны в тех случаях, когда длинная и короткая даты сначала указаны в диалоговом окне.

ПРИМЕЧАНИЕ. Мы использовали Word 2013, чтобы проиллюстрировать эту функцию.

Помните, что кнопка «Установить по умолчанию» в диалоговом окне «Дата и время» устанавливает формат по умолчанию, используемый при вставке поля «ДАТА» путем нажатия «Shift + Alt + D» в документ.

Если вы нажмете кнопку «Установить по умолчанию» в диалоговом окне «Дата и время», чтобы изменить формат, используемый при вставке поля «ДАТА», вы должны щелкнуть «Да» в диалоговом окне подтверждения, чтобы принять изменение.

Теперь, когда вы нажимаете «Shift + Alt + D», чтобы быстро вставить поле даты, вставляется формат даты, установленный по умолчанию в диалоговом окне «Дата и время». Помните, что установка по умолчанию с помощью кнопки «Установить по умолчанию» в диалоговом окне «Дата и время» отличается от стандартных коротких и длинных форматов даты и времени, перечисленных в диалоговом окне, установленных с помощью «Панели управления» в Windows.

ПРИМЕЧАНИЕ. При изменении стандартных длинных и кратких форматов даты и времени в Windows это также может изменить способ отображения дат в других программах, помимо Word.

Applications for 2022 registrations of UNISA’s Short Learning Programmes (SLPs) are open from 13 September 2021 until 28 February 2022.

Who must apply?

• Everyone wanting to start a new Short Learning Programmes must apply for admission. This includes first-time Unisa applicants, Unisa students changing to a new qualification and applicants who previously applied for admission but were not offered a space.

Further information to consider

• Online applications available for all the Short Learning Programmes
• You may apply for a maximum of two programmes, ranked in order of preference (although you may only register for one should both of your applications be successful).
• Unisa will inform you of the outcome of your application, latest by end January 2022 for semester courses and end February 2022 for year programmmes. If successful, Unisa will indicate for which programme you have been accepted and will offer you a space for the period for which you have applied (ie either semester 1 or semester 2).
• You must accept or decline Unisa’s offer within the prescribed period of time, which would be contained in the letter from UNISA responding to your application
  What happens if I don’t accept Unisa’s offer?
  • The university will withdraw your offer and give your space to another applicant.
• If you accept Unisa’s offer, you must register for the period for which you have been granted admission (ie semester 1 or semester 2).
• Please contact us via e-mail: [email protected]

Check your documents & confirm that you are ready to apply

I am sure.

• that I have a valid e-mail address and cellphone number, and I accept that Unisa will communicate with me during the application process using this e-mail address and cellphone number. Please ensure that you provide only one e-mail address and one cellphone number during the application process.

I have the following documents scanned & uploaded to an electronic device

All applicants starting a new qualification must upload all the required documents, which generally consists of the following:

• Copy of your school qualifications (eg Senior Certificate)
• Copy of your official tertiary academic record(s) (if applicable) (internet copies will not be accepted)
• Copy of your ID document (RSA students) or ID / passport (international students)
• Copy of your marriage certificate (if applicable) or divorce decree (if applicable)
• Sworn translations of documents if they are not in English or Afrikaans

Unisa reserves the right to request original documents and / to verify the correctness of submitted documents at any time. Submitting fraudulent documents is an offence in terms of the Student Disciplinary Code.

I am sure that my documents are scanned according to the rules

Follow the instructions carefully when completing the online application process. Only upload the required documents as individual files and not a complete set of documents as one file.

• Files are not larger than 2MB (2048KB) each.
• Only black and white documents may be submitted.
• Only the following file types are allowed: PDF (Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format file), DOC (Word document file) or TIF (image file)

How to apply?

• You can apply online only for selected Short Learning Programmes, click here to download guidelines on how to apply

Upload supporting documents

Everyone applying for a new Short Learning Programme must submit the required documents The due date for uploading the required documents is the closing date for applications. No documents submitted after the closing date for applications will be accepted.

Unisa does not provide scanners or electronic devices. Please ensure that your documents are scanned and uploaded to an electronic device before starting the application process.

Application fee

No application fee is applicable when applying for Short Learning Programme

Make sure that your application is complete

If your application for admission to study through Unisa is incomplete, you will have to re-apply during the next application period

Memasukkan tanggal dan waktu yang secara otomatis memperbarui ke dokumen dapat bermanfaat. Ada banyak format untuk tanggal dan waktu dari mana Anda dapat memilih pada kotak dialog “Tanggal dan Waktu”, dan Anda dapat mengontrol format mana untuk masing-masing tersedia.

Ketika memasukkan tanggal dan / atau waktu menggunakan kotak dialog “Tanggal dan Waktu”, Anda mungkin telah memperhatikan tombol “Set As Default”. Tombol ini menyesatkan seperti apa sebenarnya itu. Ketika Anda memilih format dalam daftar pada kotak dialog “Tanggal dan Waktu” dan klik tombol “Set As Default”, format yang dipilih digunakan sebagai tombol pemformatan ketika menekan “Shift + Alt + D” untuk memasukkan “DATE ”Lapangan menjadi dokumen.

Tombol “Set As Default” tidak ada hubungannya dengan format untuk tanggal dan waktu yang tersedia pada kotak dialog “Tanggal dan Waktu”. Anda tidak menetapkan pilihan default untuk kotak dialog ketika Anda mengklik tombol itu. Saat Anda memulai Word, opsi pertama di kotak dialog “Tanggal dan Waktu” dipilih secara default. Word ingat apa yang Anda pilih saat program terbuka, sehingga pada saat Anda membuka kotak dialog “Tanggal dan Waktu” selama sesi Word yang sama, opsi yang Anda pilih terakhir dipilih secara default. Ketika Anda menutup Word, saat berikutnya Anda membuka program, opsi pertama dalam daftar dipilih lagi.

Item teratas dalam daftar pada kotak dialog “Tanggal dan Waktu” mencerminkan pengaturan tanggal pendek yang ditentukan dalam pengaturan regional Window di “Control Panel.” Oleh karena itu, jika Anda ingin mengubah format tanggal yang ditampilkan di bagian atas daftar, Anda perlu membuat perubahan dalam pengaturan regional di Windows. Untuk membuat perubahan ini, tekan tombol “Windows + X” untuk mengakses menu perintah dan pilih “Control Panel.”

Pada jendela “Control Panel”, klik “Jam, Bahasa, dan Wilayah,” jika Anda melihat oleh “Kategori.”

Pada layar “Jam, Bahasa, dan Wilayah”, klik “Ubah tanggal, waktu, atau format angka” di bawah “Wilayah.”

Jika Anda melihat opsi pada layar “Control Panel” oleh “Large icons” atau “Small icons…”

… Klik opsi “Wilayah” dalam daftar “Semua Item Panel Kontrol.”

Kotak dialog “Wilayah” ditampilkan. Pada tab “Format”, pilih opsi dari daftar drop-down “Tanggal pendek”. Format ini akan tersedia di bagian atas daftar pada kotak dialog “Tanggal dan Waktu”.

Untuk mengubah format kemunculan pertama format tanggal panjang pada kotak dialog “Tanggal dan Waktu”, pilih opsi dari daftar buka-bawah “Tanggal panjang”.

Anda juga dapat mengubah format untuk kemunculan pertama dari opsi waktu pendek dan panjang pada kotak dialog “Tanggal dan Waktu” dengan memilih opsi dari daftar drop-down “Waktu pendek” dan satu dari drop “Waktu lama” daftar bawah. Klik “OK” ketika Anda selesai membuat pilihan Anda untuk menyimpan perubahan Anda dan tutup kotak dialog “Wilayah”.

Untuk menutup “Control Panel”, klik tombol “X” di sudut kanan atas jendela.

Ketika Anda memasukkan tanggal dan waktu di Word, format tanggal yang baru Anda pilih sekarang tersedia di bagian atas daftar pada kotak dialog “Tanggal dan Waktu”. Jika Anda mengubah format waktu panjang dan singkat default, itu tersedia di mana tanggal panjang dan pendek pertama terdaftar di kotak dialog.

CATATAN: Kami menggunakan Word 2013 untuk mengilustrasikan fitur ini.

Ingat bahwa tombol “Set As Default” pada kotak dialog “Date and Time” mengatur format default yang digunakan saat memasukkan kolom “DATE” dengan menekan “Shift + Alt + D” dalam dokumen.

Jika Anda mengklik tombol “Set As Default” pada kotak dialog “Tanggal dan Waktu” untuk mengubah format yang digunakan saat memasukkan kolom “DATE”, Anda harus mengklik “Ya” pada kotak dialog konfirmasi untuk menerima perubahan.

Sekarang, ketika Anda menekan “Shift + Alt + D” untuk memasukkan bidang tanggal dengan cepat, format tanggal yang Anda tetapkan sebagai default dalam kotak dialog “Tanggal dan Waktu” disisipkan. Ingat, set default menggunakan tombol “Set as Default” pada kotak dialog “Tanggal dan Waktu” berbeda dari format tanggal dan waktu singkat dan panjang default yang tercantum dalam kotak dialog, diatur menggunakan “Control Panel” di Windows.

CATATAN: Saat Anda mengubah format tanggal dan waktu default panjang dan pendek di Windows, ini juga dapat mengubah cara tampilan tanggal di program lain selain Word.

The Europass CV builder makes it easy to create your CV online. You can use it to apply for a job, education or training opportunities as well as volunteering.

The best-known CV format in Europe

The Europass CV is one of the best-known CV formats in Europe. It is easy-to-use and familiar to employers and education institutions.

You will first have to create your Europass profile with information on your education, training, work experience and skills. After you complete your Europass profile, you can create as many CVs as you want with just a few clicks. Just select which information you want to include, pick your favourite design and Europass will do the rest.

You can create, store and share CVs in 29 languages. You can download your Europass CV, store it in your Europass Library share it with employers, with EURES or other job boards.

How to create a good CV

Remember that your CV is your first opportunity to communicate your skills and experiences to a future employer. It is a snapshot of who you are, your skills, your educational background, work experiences and other achievements.

Present your experience clearly

Highlight examples of your skills and experiences matching the job you are applying for. Pay close attention to the details published in the vacancy notice.

Tailor your CV

Make sure you update the ‘About Me’ section to highlight why you are the best person for the job. Do not include a full detailed history. Focus on facts and main points that match the job you have in mind.

Make it readable

Make sure your CV is easy to read. Use clear and simple language. Use strong verbs (e.g. ‘managed’, ‘developed’, ‘increased’).

Use reverse chronological order

Always list the most recent experience on the top followed by previous ones. In case of long gaps in working or learning, include an explanation.

Polish and fine-tune

Check for spelling and grammar mistakes, provide a professional e-mail address, and add a professional photograph of yourself.

Your Europass profile

Your Europass profile is the place to keep a record of all your skills, qualifications and experiences. If you keep your Europass profile up-to-date then you will always have all the information you need to create tailored CVs and job applications quickly.

Cara Membuat dan Mengatur Tab Stop Position di Microsoft Word (Januari 2022).

Isi Kandungan:

Memasukkan tarikh dan masa yang dikemas kini secara automatik ke dalam dokumen boleh berguna. Terdapat banyak format untuk tarikh dan masa yang mana anda boleh memilih pada kotak dialog “Tarikh dan Masa”, dan anda boleh mengawal format mana-mana untuk setiap tersedia.

Apabila memasukkan tarikh dan / atau masa menggunakan kotak dialog “Tarikh dan Masa”, anda mungkin telah melihat butang “Tetapkan Sebagai Lalai”. Butang ini mengelirukan tentang apa sebenarnya yang dilakukannya. Apabila anda memilih format dalam senarai pada kotak dialog “Tarikh dan Masa” dan klik butang “Set As Default”, format yang dipilih digunakan sebagai suis pemformatan apabila menekan “Shift + Alt + D” untuk memasukkan “DATE “Medan menjadi dokumen.

Butang “Set As Default” tidak mempunyai kaitan dengan format mana untuk tarikh dan masa boleh didapati di kotak dialog “Tarikh dan Masa”. Anda tidak menetapkan pilihan lalai untuk kotak dialog apabila anda mengklik butang itu. Apabila anda memulakan Word, pilihan pertama dalam kotak dialog “Tarikh dan Masa” dipilih secara lalai. Word mengingati apa yang anda pilih semasa program dibuka, sehingga kali seterusnya anda membuka kotak dialog “Tarikh dan Masa” semasa sesi Word yang sama, pilihan yang anda pilih terakhir dipilih secara lalai. Apabila anda menutup Word, kali seterusnya anda membuka program, pilihan pertama dalam senarai dipilih lagi.

Item teratas dalam senarai pada kotak dialog “Tarikh dan Masa” mencerminkan tetapan tarikh ringkas yang ditentukan dalam tetapan serantau Window dalam “Panel Kawalan.” Oleh itu, jika anda ingin menukar format tarikh yang ditunjukkan di bahagian atas senarai, anda perlu membuat perubahan pada tetapan serantau di Windows. Untuk membuat perubahan ini, tekan “Kunci Windows + X” untuk mengakses menu arahan dan pilih “Panel Kawalan.”

Di tetingkap “Panel Kawalan”, klik “Jam, Bahasa, dan Wilayah,” jika anda melihat oleh “Kategori.”

Pada skrin “Jam, Bahasa dan Wilayah”, klik “Tukar tarikh, masa, atau format nombor” di bawah “Wilayah.”

Jika anda melihat pilihan pada skrin “Panel Kawalan” dengan “Ikon Besar” atau “Ikon Kecil …”

… klik pilihan “Wilayah” dalam senarai “Semua Item Panel Kawalan.”

Memaparkan kotak dialog “Wilayah”. Pada tab “Format”, pilih pilihan dari senarai juntai bawah “Tarikh ringkas”. Format ini boleh didapati di bahagian atas senarai pada kotak dialog “Tarikh dan Masa”.

Untuk menukar format kejadian pertama format tarikh lama pada kotak dialog “Tarikh dan Masa”, pilih pilihan dari senarai juntai bawah “Panjang tarikh”.

Anda juga boleh menukar format untuk kejadian pertama pilihan jangka pendek dan panjang pada kotak dialog “Tarikh dan Masa” dengan memilih pilihan dari senarai jatuh turun “Short time” dan satu dari drop “Long time” senarai bawah. Klik “OK” apabila anda selesai membuat pilihan anda untuk menyimpan perubahan anda dan menutup kotak dialog “Wilayah”.

Untuk menutup “Panel Kawalan” klik butang “X” di sudut kanan atas tetingkap.

Apabila anda memasukkan tarikh dan masa dalam Word, format tarikh yang baru anda pilih di bahagian atas senarai pada kotak dialog “Tarikh dan Masa”. Sekiranya anda mengubah format masa lalai dan pendek lalai, ianya tersedia di mana tarikh yang panjang dan pendek mula-mula disenaraikan di kotak dialog.

NOTA: Kami menggunakan Word 2013 untuk menggambarkan ciri ini.

Ingat bahawa butang “Set As Default” pada kotak dialog “Tarikh dan Masa” menetapkan format lalai yang digunakan semasa memasukkan medan “DATE” dengan menekan “Shift + Alt + D” dalam dokumen.

Sekiranya anda mengklik butang “Set As Default” pada kotak dialog “Tarikh dan Masa” untuk menukar format yang digunakan semasa memasukkan medan “DATE”, anda perlu mengklik “Ya” pada kotak dialog pengesahan untuk menerima perubahan tersebut.

Kini, apabila anda menekan “Shift + Alt + D” untuk memasukkan bidang tarikh dengan cepat, format tarikh yang anda tetapkan sebagai lalai dalam kotak dialog “Tarikh dan Masa” dimasukkan. Ingat, tetapan lalai yang menggunakan butang “Tetapkan sebagai Lalai” pada kotak dialog “Tarikh dan Masa” adalah berbeza daripada format tarikh dan masa lalai yang lama dan tersenarai di dalam kotak dialog, dengan menggunakan “Panel Kawalan” di Windows.

NOTA: Apabila anda menukar format tarikh dan masa lalai dan masa lalai dalam Windows, ini juga boleh mengubah cara memaparkan tarikh dalam program lain selain Word.