Date annoyance

[Lynn W]

Using Office XP Professional. Whenever I type a date a little pop up
appears with a different format of date and if I hit return (which I
would often be doing as the date is usually at the top of a letter) then
it inserts the date format in the pop up box. I want the date the way I
have typed it in, so find this most annoying. Is there any way of
turning it off. I have looked through options etc and cannot find
anything that appears to relate to it.

 

[garfield-n-odie]

Type a space after the date, and then the suggestion will go away. Or
you can turn off all AutoText suggestions by clicking on Tools |
AutoCorrect Options | AutoText tab | uncheck the "Show AutoComplete
suggestions" box | OK, but then you won't get suggestions for any of
your AutoText entries.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

It sounds like your auto-complete entries need to be edited to show the date
the way you want it. Tools->Autocomplete.

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After furious head scratching, Lynn W asked:

| Using Office XP Professional. Whenever I type a date a little pop up
| appears with a different format of date and if I hit return (which I
| would often be doing as the date is usually at the top of a letter)
| then it inserts the date format in the pop up box. I want the date
| the way I have typed it in, so find this most annoying. Is there any
| way of turning it off. I have looked through options etc and cannot
| find anything that appears to relate to it.

 

[Lynn W]

I don't have an Autocomplete under Tools?

 

[Deb in Nashville]

Try autocorrect.

I don't have an Autocomplete under Tools?

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"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"

It sounds like your auto-complete entries need to be edited to show the date
the way you want it. Tools->Autocomplete.

--Â
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Lynn W asked:

| Using Office XP Professional. Whenever I type a date a little pop up
| appears with a different format of date and if I hit return (which I
| would often be doing as the date is usually at the top of a letter)
| then it inserts the date format in the pop up box. I want the date
| the way I have typed it in, so find this most annoying. Is there any
| way of turning it off. I have looked through options etc and cannot
| find anything that appears to relate to it.