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Turn off Automatically convert number to date
I have this problem where Excel turns a number into a date. Eg. when I input
7440-09-7, Excel turns it into 9/7/7440 which is not what I want. I image there is a setting that can turn this default behavior off. Can someone help me?? Thanks |
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Turn off Automatically convert number to date
Hi Ky,
Two options: 1. format the cell as text before inputting the data; or 2. input a tick mark (') as the first character. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "Ky" wrote in message ... | I have this problem where Excel turns a number into a date. Eg. when I input | 7440-09-7, Excel turns it into 9/7/7440 which is not what I want. I image | there is a setting that can turn this default behavior off. Can someone help | me?? Thanks |
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Turn off Automatically convert number to date
Format the cell as text before you type the number in, or precede the number
with an apostrophe. If you're looking for a global setting, you're out of luck. -- David Biddulph "Ky" wrote in message ... I have this problem where Excel turns a number into a date. Eg. when I input 7440-09-7, Excel turns it into 9/7/7440 which is not what I want. I image there is a setting that can turn this default behavior off. Can someone help me?? Thanks |
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