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Default Dates coverted to formulas

Goto ToolsOptionsTransition

Uncheck everything under Sheet options

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Biff
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"jims2994" wrote in message
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I have a spreadsheet that is coverting dates to formulas. For example, if
I
enter "1/1/04" and hit enter, it is converted into "=1/1/4", and the
result
is 1 divided by 1 divided by 4, or 0.25. Any idea what setting(s) I need
to
change to make it behave how I want?

Thanks.