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Default How do I set the default date

Kruppy wrote:
I realize I can format it. There are lots of date formats available in excel.
Excel chooses the DEFAULT date when I enter what it sees as a date. How do I
change that default.

"Mike H" wrote:

Hi,

What do you want to see when yo do this? 10/11

if so
Format|Cell|Number tab
select Custom
and enter the custom format of
mm/dd

Mike

"Kruppy" wrote:

The help file says to set the date in Control Panel. My regional setting in
control panel shows the default date as 10/11/08 but when I enter in "10/11"
it is changed to "11-Oct"


You could set the sheet up the way you want it and then save it as a
template.

gls858