Okay, I got out the really technical book

Post #143,095 by Nightowl 2/24/04 5:39:47 PM 2/24/04 5:48:50 PM Reply	Okay, I got out the really technical book But the only place I can find where I can change date format is in Excel. There isn't anything about being able to do it on Access, and this book is Microsoft Office '97 Professional. Is it possible that I can't change the date format in Access???? Edit: Never mind, I called my brother, who is pretty good with Access, and he explained that I have to hit F-6 to get to the options. Not sure why it didn't say that in the stupid book. Nightowl >8# "To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are." Eric Hoffer Edited by Nightowl Feb. 24, 2004, 05:47:43 PM EST Okay, I got out the really technical book But the only place I can find where I can change date format is in Excel. There isn't anything about being able to do it on Access, and this book is Microsoft Office '97 Professional. Is it possible that I can't change the date format in Access???? Nightowl >8# "To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are." Eric Hoffer Edited by Nightowl Feb. 24, 2004, 05:48:50 PM EST Expand All History \| Collapse All History
Post #143,098 by Nightowl 2/24/04 6:00:30 PM 2/24/04 6:01:08 PM Reply	Stupid Book Finally found it on page 644, but it doesn't say anything about how to get to the box to change it, just that you can. Also it says you can make custom formats, but doesn't tell you how. I wish someday someone would make a manual that really HELPS! Nightowl >8# Edit: changed people to someone. "To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are." Eric Hoffer Edited by Nightowl Feb. 24, 2004, 06:01:08 PM EST Expand All History
Post #143,105 by rickw 2/24/04 6:16:00 PM Reply	Re: Stupid Book That has to do with how and why big computer books are written and sold. The only entity that really has any interest at all (even though they are uninterested) in writing good doc for access is, well, microsoft. (yes, I know, nobody has to tell me about how access doc really is). Usually, as here, the cynical explanation is the preferred on (hi ashton). WWJD? JWRTFM.

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