# Formatting Dates & Numbers for DocsAutomator

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/formatting-dates-numbers-for-docsautomator/71685>\
**Category:** Community Resources\
**Created:** [March 14, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/formatting-dates-numbers-for-docsautomator/71685 "2024-03-14T16:06:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rupert](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rupert/32/44178_2.png) [@Rupert](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rupert)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/formatting-dates-numbers-for-docsautomator/71685/1 "2024-03-14T16:06:23Z")

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I receive many questions re. formatting dates and numbers so they print correctly (as seen in the data editor) using DocsAutomator. Recorded a quick (4 minutes) video to demonstrate how that works:

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/b/b/bb4ddb8ad3143eb00cf9ecf3b7c4be6807407592.jpeg "Formatting Dates & Numbers in Glide") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWx0F6umbf4)

Let me know if you have any questions, happy to hear from you as always! 🙂