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Change Default Date Format is Send Email Action

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Posted on by 5,325 Super User 2025 Season 2

I've created a 'Send Email' flow. The email includes two dates from the SP List data source.

I'd like the dates to show as 'MM-dd-yyyy' rather than the default output (see below).

How is this task best achieved?

 

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  • Pstork1 Profile Picture
    68,697 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Just use the FormatDateTime() function around each of the dynamic content dates in the email body and supply the 'MM-dd-yyyy' format in the functions.

  • Phineas Profile Picture
    5,325 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

    Can you clarify how I should write this language?

    When I use 'Expression' the two date columns DO NOT appear, and when I try to manually enter the formatDatetime('DateIssued') I get an error saying the format doesn't match ISO standards.

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    Phineas Profile Picture
    5,325 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

    I Got it; The following works.

    Thanks!

    formatDateTime(item()?['ColumnName'], 'MM-dd-yyyy')

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