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Max
 
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Default Stop date conversion in Excel when pasting

Perhaps try pre-formatting the cell(s) / col as Text before copy pasting
(via: Format Cells Number tab Text OK)
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"Stephanie" wrote in message
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When you type in 5/2, I know Excell will automatically convert it to

02-May.
I know I can change the formatting of the cell, up to even using a mask.

How
do I get content I paste (i.e. from a site displaying data in a grid

format),
to NOT convert fractions to dates? Changing the content of the data from

a
website is not an option.