One work around is

1. Record your Macro
2. 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