Select Date Format Dialog Box

Use the Select Date Format dialog to specify how the completed proposal displays data from date fields. The dialog options control whether and how Vision uses your workstation's regional settings in formatting the data.

Parent Topic: Screens

Location

To display the dialog box, complete the following steps:

  1. Open Microsoft Word. The toolbar displays in:
    • The toolbar area of Word 2000/2003.
    • The Custom Toolbars area of Word 2007, when you click Add-Ins on the menu bar.
  2. Click the Vision Field button on the Merge Code Toolbar.
  3. In the dialog box, select an Info Center. The Info Center's Select Merge Codes dialog box displays.
  4. In the left-hand pane, select the merge code.  If the field is in a grid, select the appropriate group code from the drop-down list in the right-hand pane, then select the field in the right-hand pane. If the merge code is for a date field, the Select Date Format dialog box displays.

Contents

Field Description
Short Date Select this option if you want the completed proposal to show the date in the format of the Short Date on your workstation's Regional Settings screen.
Medium Date Select this option if you want the completed proposal to show the date in the format of the Long Date on your workstation's Regional Settings screen, but without the weekday.
Long Date Select this option if you want the completed proposal to show the date in the format of the Long Date on your workstation's Regional Settings screen.