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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.

ezyVet has an initial set of key shortcuts that show date and time information. The key shortcuts show in the Date Format and Time Format boxes of ezyVet's system settings:
The Date Format and Time Format boxes of ezyVet's system settings.

Key shortcuts for the Date Format box

This table shows key shortcuts that you can enter for the Date Format box:

KeyFunctionExample beforeExample after
dShows day of the month as a number.07-Fri-202007-24-2020
DShows the abbreviated name of the day.07-24-202007-Fri-24-2020
mShows a month as a number.Jul-24-202007-24-2020
MShows the abbreviated name of the month.07-24-2020Jul-24-2020
yShows the last two digits of the year.07-24-202007-24-20
YShows the full year.07-24-2007-24-2020
lShows the full name of the day.07-24-202007-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:

KeyFunctionExample beforeExample after
eShows the time zone.6:39:44pm6:39:44pm UTC
Note: To show this example, enter g:i:sa e.
AShows AM or PM.6:39:44pm6:39:44PM
aShows am or pm.6:39:44PM6:39:44pm
gShows 12-hour time.18:39:446:39:44pm
GShows 24-hour time.6:39:44PM18:39:44
hShows the hour in 12-hour time and includes a 0 before a one-digit hour.8:45am08:45am
HShows the hour in 24-hour time and includes a 0 before a one-digit hour.8:4508:45
iShows the minutes.8am8:45am
sShows the seconds.8:45am8:45:37am

Characters to divide date and time information

This table shows characters that you can enter to divide the date and time information:

CharacterExample with keysExample output
-m-d-Y07-24-2020
/m/d/Y07/24/2020
:g:i:sa6:39:44pm

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.