How can I change Word headers and footers from US to UK format?

Q I have a problem inserting dates into headers and footers in Microsoft Word. When I choose the Author, Page#, Date option from the Header/Footer submenu within the Insert menu, the dates appear in US format (so month, day then year) – but I obviously want UK format (day, month then year). How do I do this?
Ross Laird

A You didn’t tell us which version of Word you are using. Fortunately, from the specific option names included in your original email we believe that your version of Word is 2003 (or earlier).

If this deduction is correct then the date format used by this particular menu option is drawn from the document’s language setting.

To change this, click to open the Tools menu, point to Language then choose Set Language from the submenu. If necessary, scroll through the language list to find the ‘English U.K.’ entry, click to highlight it and then click OK. Note that this will not change the format of dates you’ve already inserted, so they will need to be reapplied.