Formatting options for the selected Date/Time object or objects.
When you apply formatting options to more than one date/time object, the title of the dialog box changes from <Object Name> Properties to Multiple Objects.
You can define Date/Time Properties in the following areas:
To define default date/time properties, select File/Edit, then Preferences and enter the information in the Date/Time section of the Layout Preferences tab. If you select more than one column, and the columns are of different types (for example, one text column and one numeric column, the Format tab does not appear.