Mail merge date format

Problem: Instead of EU date format(7.8.2009), US format appears (8/7/09)

In Word -

Tools - Options

this option;  Confirm conversion at Open

it should be checked!
Then re-merge documents,

and during merge there will be options to choose -

OLE is US format
and DDE is the right format which should be checked during merge.

Previous documents which are already merged should be re-merged after the Conversion options is checked.