How do I format date field in footer?

[Terry Sharman]

I'm pretty basic when it comes to Excel. How can I change the date format
for the date field that I've placed in my footer? I would like it to show
04-11-06.

Thanks.

Terry S.

[via135]

hi!

go to.. Format Cells > Custom > mm-dd-yy

-via135

I'm pretty basic when it comes to Excel. How can I change the date format
for the date field that I've placed in my footer? I would like it to show
04-11-06.

Thanks.

Terry S.

[Terry Sharman]

Thanks for the quick response, but this is in the "footer" and it doesn't
seem to work as you wrote....

Terry S.

"via135" wrote:

>
> hi!
>
> go to.. Format Cells > Custom > mm-dd-yy
>
> -via135
>
>
>
> Terry Sharman Wrote:
> > I'm pretty basic when it comes to Excel. How can I change the date
> > format
> > for the date field that I've placed in my footer? I would like it to
> > show
> > 04-11-06.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Terry S.
>
>
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[gls858]

Terry Sharman wrote:
> I'm pretty basic when it comes to Excel. How can I change the date format
> for the date field that I've placed in my footer? I would like it to show
> 04-11-06.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Terry S.

Go to file > page setup then select the header/footer tab.
Click on the custom footer button select the icon
that looks like a little calender. It should place
a variable for date &[Date] in whatever section you
have selected.

gls858

[Terry Sharman]

Thanks gls858. I've done that but the format is "dd/mm/yy" and I would like
it to be "dd-mm-yy".

Terry S.

"gls858" wrote:

> Terry Sharman wrote:
> > I'm pretty basic when it comes to Excel. How can I change the date format
> > for the date field that I've placed in my footer? I would like it to show
> > 04-11-06.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Terry S.
>
> Go to file > page setup then select the header/footer tab.
> Click on the custom footer button select the icon
> that looks like a little calender. It should place
> a variable for date &[Date] in whatever section you
> have selected.
>
> gls858
>

[Gord Dibben]

Terry

You can effect limited changes to Excel's footer/header date format by adjusting
your short/long date format in Windows Regional and Language Settings.

Start>Settings>Control Panel..........follow your nose.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 05:12:02 -0700, Terry Sharman
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Thanks gls858. I've done that but the format is "dd/mm/yy" and I would like
>it to be "dd-mm-yy".
>
>Terry S.
>
>"gls858" wrote:
>
>> Terry Sharman wrote:
>> > I'm pretty basic when it comes to Excel. How can I change the date format
>> > for the date field that I've placed in my footer? I would like it to show
>> > 04-11-06.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > Terry S.
>>
>> Go to file > page setup then select the header/footer tab.
>> Click on the custom footer button select the icon
>> that looks like a little calender. It should place
>> a variable for date &[Date] in whatever section you
>> have selected.
>>
>> gls858
>>