PRJ98: Calendar Year Does Not Change in Date Drop-Down (197364)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Project 98 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q197364

SYMPTOMS

When you increase or decrease the year in a date calendar drop-down control, Microsoft Project 98 does not retain the change.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when the Date Format setting for the project does not display the year.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, change the Date Format setting for the project to display the year. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. On the Tools menu, click Options. Then, click the View tab.
  2. In the Date Format list, click to select a format that includes the date and the year.
  3. Click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about formatting dates, click Contents And Index on the Help menu, click the Index tab in Help and type the following text:

date fields, reformatting

and then double-click the selected text to go to the Change the date format for date fields topic. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/17/2002
Keywords:kbbug KB197364
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