Do you have transition formula entry checked under toolsoptionstransition?
If so uncheck it

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Peo Sjoblom

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"Ron 130" <Ron wrote in message
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In an existing spreadsheet when I enter new dates in blank cells the tool
bar
shows the date with an equal sign in front "=06Mar06" and the spreadsheet
has
00Jan00. I have tried changing formating and coping from good date cells.
I
even inserted a new column with the same results.