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From: Carlton Brooks <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] I am Confused
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 19:16:22 -0700
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I had tried this before but it did not work. Based on your response to
exit TMG and restart did the trick. Never thought of that.

This worked great.

Many Thanks
Carlton Brooks
Mesa, AZ

William M Roberts wrote:
> Carlton
>
> GO to "File > Preferences > Program Options > General" and change the
> date format to mm/dd/yyyy and click on the "Apply" button, the click on
> the "OK" button.
>
> Exit TMG and the start it again. Now the date format you selected in
> Preferences should be the format used on the List of People report.
>
> You can not output formatted dates to Excel because it only recognizes
> dates after 1900.
>
> Myrnice
>
> "Carlton Brooks" wrote on Monday, December 20, 2004 6:55 PM
> Subject: [TMG] I am Confused
>
>
>> I figured out that there must be to many reports to generate so it was
>> hanging up.
>>
>> Here is what I want to do.
>>
>> I want to create a list of births, death, marriages, etc. using the
>> date format of MM/DD/YYYY. In the LOP report it does not give me an
>> option to change the date.
>>
>> If I export the file to Excel, the date comes through as text, and it
>> considerably hard to manipulate.
>>
>> Can anyone unconfuse me.
>> --
>> Carlton Brooks
>> Mesa, AZ
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