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Shorthand. Can someone please help me set up dates..sm

Posted By: nn on 2007-01-03
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I need to set up an entry for each day's current date in the form 01/04/2007, as well as an entry for the date of the previous day and I do not know how to set it up.  Please help!  Thanks.




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