
Enter the format to use for dates. Years are always entered using four digits eg 2006 not 06. Days and months are always entered using two digits each. You control the order ie dd/mm/yyyy, mm/dd/yyyy or yyyy/mm/dd. This format will be used when entering dates and displaying dates.

dd: Day using two digits ie 01 not 1 for the first of the month.
mm: Month using two digits ie 03 not 3 for March.
yyyy: Year using four digits ie 2006 not 06