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<p class="Head1"><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 <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> and that you have selected in <span class="T1">Tools - Options - <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> - 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. <text:s text:c="" xmlns:text="http://openoffice.org/2000/text"/>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 pre-set limit value will be saved for each document. If you save a document with a changed limit value of 1930 and open it in an older version of <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname>, you will see a warning saying that unknown data may be lost. In the older version of <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname>, only the previous limit value of 1930 applies.</p>
