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.
- Double-click theToday's Datevariable to edit it.
- Change the variable by typing overToday'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 standardToday's Datevariable.
- 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").
noteIf you try to change the format of theToday's Datefield by going to theOutputFormatattribute 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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