Key shortcuts for ezyVet's date and time format
ezyVet can use many possible formats to show a site's date and time information. You can change these formats in ezyVet's system settings. And to make it easier to change the formats, you can use key shortcuts.
A key shortcut is a character that you enter to show date or time information in a specified format. For example, if you enter the key shortcut d, ezyVet shows the day of the month as a number.
Key shortcuts for the Date Format box
This table shows key shortcuts that you can enter for the Date Format box:
| Key | Function | Example before | Example after |
|---|---|---|---|
| d | Shows day of the month as a number. | 07-Fri-2020 | 07-24-2020 |
| D | Shows the abbreviated name of the day. | 07-24-2020 | 07-Fri-24-2020 |
| m | Shows a month as a number. | Jul-24-2020 | 07-24-2020 |
| M | Shows the abbreviated name of the month. | 07-24-2020 | Jul-24-2020 |
| y | Shows the last two digits of the year. | 07-24-2020 | 07-24-20 |
| Y | Shows the full year. | 07-24-20 | 07-24-2020 |
| l | Shows the full name of the day. | 07-24-2020 | 07-Friday-24-2020 Note: To show this example, enter m-l-d-Y. |
Key shortcuts for the Time Format box
This table shows key shortcuts that you can enter for the Time Format box:
| Key | Function | Example before | Example after |
|---|---|---|---|
| e | Shows the time zone. | 6:39:44pm | 6:39:44pm UTC Note: To show this example, enter g:i:sa e. |
| A | Shows AM or PM. | 6:39:44pm | 6:39:44PM |
| a | Shows am or pm. | 6:39:44PM | 6:39:44pm |
| g | Shows 12-hour time. | 18:39:44 | 6:39:44pm |
| G | Shows 24-hour time. | 6:39:44PM | 18:39:44 |
| h | Shows the hour in 12-hour time and includes a 0 before a one-digit hour. | 8:45am | 08:45am |
| H | Shows the hour in 24-hour time and includes a 0 before a one-digit hour. | 8:45 | 08:45 |
| i | Shows the minutes. | 8am | 8:45am |
| s | Shows the seconds. | 8:45am | 8:45:37am |
Characters to divide date and time information
This table shows characters that you can enter to divide the date and time information:
| Character | Example with keys | Example output |
|---|---|---|
| - | m-d-Y | 07-24-2020 |
| / | m/d/Y | 07/24/2020 |
| : | g:i:sa | 6:39:44pm |
Sets of key shortcuts that are not permitted
Do not enter h:ma in the Time Format box. If you enter h:ma, appointments will show a The end of an appointment cannot be before/equal the start! error.
You cannot use the key shortcuts for AM and PM with the key shortcuts for 24-hour time. For example, you cannot enter G:i:sa.