Select the cells you want to reformat; then go to Format-Cells, and click on
the Number tab. Select Custom, and in the small box to the right type the
format you want: m/d/yy. Hit Enter and that should do it.

If you want to change the computer's default date setting, go to Control
Panel, Regional and Language Options, and make changes there.

"Linda Hart" <Linda wrote in message
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Can I change the date "short" format (yyyy) to "shorter" format (yy)?
e.g. 7/7/2005 to 7/7/05
This would be for a range of dates in an existing column, as well as for
new
dates to be added.