MMMM: Displays the full name of the month, e.g., “August”.MMM: Displays the month as a three-letter abbreviation.MM: Displays the month as a number with a leading zero (0) for single-digit months.M: Displays the month as a number without a leading zero (0) for single-digit months.Here is a list of the switches you can use for the month and year and what they produce: However, you can format the month and year differently by changing the switches. The field code above inserts the full month and year. The MMMM and YYYY are switches that tell Word what format to use for the month and year.Ĭlick “Update”, or press F9 (with the cursor inside the field code or the field code selected), to update the field and display the month and year.
