Date Picker Content Control in Word document table cell

Dale Webb 15 Reputation points
2026-11-08T06:13:45.2366667+00:00

Want to force date entries to be consistent by adding a control content 'field' in a Word doc table cell.

  • Click cell to select
  • Developer tab > Date picker content control icon
  • Select Developer > Properties > Set up properties as such

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All my attempts have failed. Can someone tell me how to do it? AI didn't work out.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows
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  1. Charles Kenyon 171.9K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2026-11-08T08:19:18.71+00:00

    Jargon alert: A Content Control is not a field, in Word. These are different things.

    You want a date like 8November2026?

    What are you getting instead?

    Try dMMMMyyyy.

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    For more on date and time formats, see my page on Date Fields: https://addbalance.com/word/datefields1.htm#PageStart

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