One work around is
- Record your Macro
- then Insert tab > Date the way you want
Now, when you need a date, use the Macro
If it is NOT exactly the way you want, simply edit the Macro
For example, it could look like this:
Sub DateMyWay()
'
' DateMyWay Macro
'I want my Dates to show Day Month year
'
Selection.InsertDateTime DateTimeFormat:="d MMMM yyyy", InsertAsField:= _
False, DateLanguage:=wdEnglishUS, CalendarType:=wdCalendarWestern, _
InsertAsFullWidth:=False
End Sub