Changing the format of a merged date field

You can control how date fields will appear when merged into content in the Settings dashboard of your account.

Go to Settings > Click Data Setup > Click Contact Fields. Use the search box to find your field, then click Edit.

Edit Field options will slide out from the right. Use the Date Format drop-down menu to select format of date display, then use the Time Format drop-down to select format of time, or choose not to display time.

Unsure what fields are available in your account? Visit our managing contact fields article.

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