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<help:key-word value="date fields; properties" tag="kw66031_1" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Special tips for date fields</p>
<p class="Paragraph">For two-digit years the date fields utilize the limiting value that is valid for all of OpenOffice.org and that you have selected in <span class="T1">Tags - Options - OpenOffice.org - General</span>. If you enter a two-digit year that is not in the defined area, it is shown as a four-digit number for your review. If, for example, 1930 is defined as the limiting value according to the setting and you enter 2034, then you also see 2034 and not 34.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">The limit value that is set with each document is saved with it. If you save a document with the modified limit value of 1930 and open it in an older version of the software you may see a warning message that unknown dates may be lost. In the previous versions of the software, the previous limit value that applies is 1930.</p>
