Word for Windows: Using the Ordinal Switch in a DATE FieldLast reviewed: February 6, 1998Article ID: Q72571 |
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SUMMARYTo convert the number 15 to "15th" in a DATE field or another field that displays a number in Microsoft Word for Windows, use the ordinal switch: \* ordinal
MORE INFORMATIONThe following three examples demonstrate the use of the ordinal switch: To display
March 21st, 1991enter the fields:
{date\@ "MMMM"} {date \@ "d" \*ordinal}, {date \@ "YYYY"}To display
Tuesday the 21st, 1991enter the following fields:
{date \@ "dddd"} the {date \@ "d" \*ordinal}, {date \@ "YYYY"}To display
10thenter the following field:
{=\*ordinal 10}If the "d" in the DATE field is used without the ordinal switch, as in the following DATE field
{date \@ "MMMM d, yyyy"}the result will display:
May 21, 1991The "d" abbreviation in a DATE field will return the date as the one- or two-digit number corresponding to the day of the month. In this case, the "d" returns 21. Adding the ordinal switch (*\ordinal) changes 21 to 21st. Reference(s): "Microsoft Word for Windows User's Reference," pages 94, 113, 117, 118
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