Specifying formats for timestamp fields
1. In
Layout mode, select one or more timestamp fields.
2. Click
Inspector in the
layout bar, then click the
Data tab.
3. To format the date component, in the Data Formatting area, click
Date , and then select the formatting options you want.
4. To format the time component (except the seconds portion), in the Data Formatting area, click
Time and select the formatting options you want.
5. To format the seconds and fractional seconds component, in the Data Formatting area, click
Number , then select the formatting options you want.
In the Number area, only two options affect the display of the seconds component:
Fixed number of decimals and
Separators. See
Specifying formats for fields containing numbers.
Notes
•You must specify formats for both date and time components before any formatting will be applied. If you select As entered for either Date or Time, the data in the timestamp field appears the way it is entered.
•To format timestamps based on the current
system formats when the file is opened, select
Short System Date (for example, 11/11/2014) or
Long System Date (for example, Tuesday, November 11, 2014) and
Short System Time (for example, 8:23 AM) or
Long System Time (for example, 8:23:54 AM)
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