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Specifying formats for timestamp fields
1. In Layout mode, select one or more timestamp fields.
2. Click Inspector Inspector button in the layout bar, then click the Data Data tab.
3. To format the date component, in the Data Formatting area, click Date Date button, and then select the formatting options you want.
See Specifying formats for date fields.
4. To format the time component (except the seconds portion), in the Data Formatting area, click Time Time button and select the formatting options you want.
See Specifying formats for time fields.
5. To format the seconds and fractional seconds component, in the Data Formatting area, click Number Number button, 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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