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Change the format of today's date variable on a custom format

To include today's date on a custom format, such as an invoice, statement, letter, or report, select the
Today's Date
 variable in the
Formatted Dates
 group.
note
The default format for
Today's Date
 is
mm/dd/yyyy
, for example: 1/16/2013.
Follow these steps to format the date.
  1. Double-click the
    Today's Date
     variable to edit it.
  2. Change the variable by typing over
    Today's Date
    . You can also copy and paste from this topic into the Output Value Formula window. Use the following formulas:
    • 1/16/2013 format, use the standard
      Today's Date
       variable.
    • 1/16/13 format, use
      [Date Format(Today's Date, "MM/d/yy")]
      .
    • January 16, 2013 format, use
      [Date Format(Today's Date, "MMMM d,yyyy")]
      .
    • Sun, January 13, 2013 format, use
      [Date Format(Today's Date, "ddd, MMMM d, yyyy")]
      .
    • Sunday, January 13, 2013 format, use
      [Date Format(Today's Date, "dddd, MMMM d, yyyy")]
      .
    • 1/16 format, use
      [Date Format(Today's Date, "MM/d")]
      .
    • January 16 format, use
      [Date Format(Today's Date, "MMMM d")]
      .
    • Sun, January 16 format, use
      [Date Format(Today's Date, "ddd, MMMM d")]
      .
    • Sunday, January 16 format, use
      [Date Format(Today's Date, "dddd, MMMM d")
      .
    note
    If you try to change the format of the
    Today's Date
     field by going to the
    OutputFormat
     attribute in the Properties pane, you'll find that no matter what you set the format to, the date will show in the mm/dd/yy format.

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