entering a26-02 into a cell give strange result
 

Hi,
If you enter a26-02 into a cell, it changes to some arabic text. Any ideas
how to fix this?
google does not know the answer :(

Thanks

There's information in the following MSKB article that may help you:

XL2002: Cells Automatically Format with Hijri Date Format When You Type
"a-" Before a Number
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?id=812385

Anthony wrote:
Hi,
If you enter a26-02 into a cell, it changes to some arabic text. Any ideas
how to fix this?
google does not know the answer :(

Thanks


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