How to customize date field format in merge template
Overview
Zoho Writer allows you to customize the format of date fields in merge templates, so the final document displays dates in the preferred style—whether that's 25 July 2025, 07/25/2025, 25-07-2025, or even localized formats like 25 जुलाई 2025.
Steps
Format of date fields
1. Click on the gear icon next to Manage Fields.
2. Now change the type of the field to date and click on Configure in Format Column
3. Now under Input Format, choose the date format as in your data source.
4. Under Output Format, click on the desired type of your merged date format.
5. You can see the preview of how your merged date field will appear.
6. Click on Configure under "Value" to add/subtract days in the field properties pop up.
7. Adjust the date by adding days/months or years as shown
Format inserted date fields
For fields that are already inserted in the document, click on the field and click on the settings icon that appears above it to change the format of that field for that instance alone.