Using the Format Property

To select a predefined format or enter a custom text format:

1. Click the field that you want to modify.
2. Click in the Format box in the Field Properties pane.
3. Click the drop-down arrow to display the list of predefined formats.
4. Select the format you want.
5. Click in the text or memo field.
6. Type the custom format you want in the Format box.

To use one of the predefined date and time formats, select the field that uses the date/time data type. Then click the Format box in the Field Properties pane. Click the drop-down arrow and click the format you want. Text fields don't have predefined formats. You can enter a custom format by typing format symbols in the format box. In this example, we are entering the symbol to force all text to the upper case format.