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title: Can I change the format of a date question? | Paperform Help Center | Paperform
description: The format of a date question is determined by the "Order of date" option. You can modify this option by using the configure (cog) icon appearing on the right in your form editor.
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Can I change the format of a date question?
### Field Types

The format of a date question is determined by the "Order of date" option. Begin by configuring your Date question, and in the Configuration Panel modify the "Order of date" option.

The date formatting options are as follows:

 - Day Month Year - *DD/MM/YYYY*
 - Month Day Year - *MM/DD/YYYY*
 - Year Month Day - *YYYY/MM/DD*

![Date question format](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/frame-3-1-.png)
Date question format
## Gotchas

### Answer Piping Date Formatting

Changing the date format on your form will *not* update the value provided when using features like Answer Piping or Integration Actions.

To do this, please review the [date transformation](https://paperform.co/help/articles/answer-piping-guide/#transformations:~:text=date%20%2D%20%7B%7B%20key%20%7C%20%222019%2D12%2D31%22%20%7C%20date%20d/m/y%20%7D%7D) in our Answer Piping Guide.

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