Date using numerals

[lynnis]

When I type the month and day (e.g. August 15) as 8/15, the /08 automatically
appears too. How do I keep the year from showing up?

 

[Stefan Blom]

Are you saying that you are getting an AutoComplete suggestion? Note that if
you simply continue typing, Word will ignore the suggestion. Alternatively,
turn off AutoComplete, which can be done in the AutoCorrect dialog box if
you are using Word 2003. For Word 2007, you will have to use a macro,
though.