This guide will show how to modify the format of a date field in a letter/document, including inserting today's date and a handy field format helper download.

Contents

• System Configuration
• To modify the format of a date field
• To insert today's date in your document
• Field format helper download
   

System Configuration

• When a date field is used in a letter template the format of the merged result will appear according to the default setting for date formats as defined in (System) > System Configuration > System Configuration > Filter on Letters Group

• It is possible, however, to vary the format on a field by field basis without affecting the value that is defined in the system configuration

To modify the format of a date field

• The placeholder in the letter template will be surrounded in curly braces “{  }” Follow the name of the placeholder with a colon and then a combination of date delimiters as required
• See example below;
  
  
• Once merged the result of the above will be as follows;
  

To insert today's date in your document

• Current date is not a field in Ciphr, but you can use Microsoft Word functionality to add today’s date to your template.
• In your letter template go to the Insert tab, then click Date & Time and select the required format.
• Tick Update automatically, and then OK and it will insert today’s date.

If you click on the date it will highlight grey, as it is a field and will update automatically to today’s date whenever the template is opened. Right-click on it and select Edit Field… if you need to change the format.