I couldn't duplicate that behavior in xl2003. In tools
=Options=Transition, do you have anything selected in the checkboxes on
that dialog. If so, try unchecking them.

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"accelerator" wrote in message
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I also noticed, that although I set the format to UTC (e.g. 13:30),
when I enter 12:00 it assumes that it is midnight and not mid-day.
When I enter 12:00 it displays 0:00!