date
Node type: Block element (can contain only other elements)
Whitespace: Not protected
Definition
The date (for example, in the opening or closing of a letter).
= Optional element or attribute
Code Sample
<openingBlock>
<date>
<label>Date:</label>
<para paraID="2">March 20, 2008</para>
</date>
<addressee>
<label>To:</label>
<para paraID="3">General Authorities; Area Seventies; Stake, Mission, and District Presidents; Bishops and Branch Presidents</para>
</addressee>
<from>
<label>From:</label>
<para paraID="4">Audiovisual Department, Broadcast and Event Services (1-801-240-3228)</para>
</from>
<subjectLine>
<label>Subject:</label>
<para paraID="5">Broadcast Information for the CES Fireside for Young Adults, Sunday, May 4, 2008</para>
</subjectLine>
</openingBlock>
Display Sample
Date: March 20, 2008
To: General Authorities; Area Seventies; Stake, Mission, and District Presidents; Bishops and Branch Presidents
From: Audiovisual Department, Broadcast and Event Services (1-801-240-3228)
Subject: Broadcast Information for the CES Fireside for Young Adults, Sunday, May 4, 2008
Notes
Includes an optional label (such as “Date:”).
Marking in Microsoft Word
In openingBlock, use the OPEN-DATE_para paragraph style. In closingBlock, use CLOSE-DATE_para. Use the label character style for any label.