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Ability to change date format to correspond to the user's region

Hi. In the question type where a date is required currently the only option (as far as I can see) is the US format. Can you kindly give us the ability to choose the region settings for this please? Thanks.

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  • Jeroen Haegebaert commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This is such a basic requirement, it shouldn't even be up for discussion. Microsoft has always been known for providing good localization options of their products, it is beyond belief that there is not even a comment from the team on this request. Please, tell me that this is on the roadmap!

  • Jason commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Hello Microsoft - could we please have an acknowledgment of this request and know whether or not you will be implementing it? Many of us do not live in the United States.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Yes Please, New Zealand format as per UK dd/mm/yyyy
    otherwise there is a lot of confusion.

  • Duerr commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Yes please. The ability to change the date format is almost a necessity.

  • Stuart commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    As a UK user of forms we really need the option to have a UK date format. This can cause confusion and mistakes in data entries if not noticed. Please add the ability to change the date format to suit the region, dd/mm/yy.

  • Brendan commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Please add, this is a big gap, cannot expect external users of forms to use the US default format, it will mean lost of errors on dates

  • Bryan commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Please add the ability to change the date format to suit the region, dd/mm/yy.

  • Nathan Windisch commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Alternatively going for a middleground (and standard) such as ISO8601 (2020-05-06 11:43:00) may be a good option?

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