Variable Date Formatting in Merge Field

[Dezza12]

This is probably very easy, but I can't seem to find a way to do it:

I have a letter layout that has two merge fields, one is the typical variable date symbol that enters the current date on any letter. I want to format it to read Month Name, Day, Year, but it keeps coming up mm/dd/yyyy. I've tried preferences and formating, but the the date option is greyed out when it is in this format. The same is true for my second problem, I have a date field merged into my letter, but it comes out the same as I mentioned before. I have the original field formatted correctly, but in the letter I still get mm/dd/yyyy.

Thanks.

Dezza

[LiveOak]

If you click on the entire merge text in layout mode, then go to the format menu you will be able to change the date foratting. The only downside of merge is that for a single block or merge text you can only select on date format type, it will apply to all merged dates in that block of text.

-bd