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Try to enter date; get ###
I'm trying to enter a date in a cell for an attendance roster I'm making.
I click a cell and enter "9/10." But, Excel converts it to "###" in the cell. The Formula Bar reads "9/10/2007." What is this ###? |
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Try to enter date; get ###
make the cell wider
Matthew W. I. Dunn wrote: I'm trying to enter a date in a cell for an attendance roster I'm making. I click a cell and enter "9/10." But, Excel converts it to "###" in the cell. The Formula Bar reads "9/10/2007." What is this ###? |
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Try to enter date; get ###
Try widening the column
-- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Matthew W. I. Dunn" wrote in message ... I'm trying to enter a date in a cell for an attendance roster I'm making. I click a cell and enter "9/10." But, Excel converts it to "###" in the cell. The Formula Bar reads "9/10/2007." What is this ###? |
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Try to enter date; get ###
Is it possible to keep the date as text?
I know Excel doesn't like to do that. But, to have the full date (month/day/2007) in each column or cell would really make the chart unwieldy. Typing "9/10" takes up less space. Any further thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks. "Bob I" wrote: make the cell wider Matthew W. I. Dunn wrote: I'm trying to enter a date in a cell for an attendance roster I'm making. I click a cell and enter "9/10." But, Excel converts it to "###" in the cell. The Formula Bar reads "9/10/2007." What is this ###? |
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Try to enter date; get ###
Is it possible to keep the date as text?
I know Excel doesn't like to do that. But, to have the full date (month/day/2007) in each column or cell would really make the chart unwieldy. Typing "9/10" takes up less space. Any further thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks. "Bob Phillips" wrote: Try widening the column -- --- HTH Bob (there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy) "Matthew W. I. Dunn" wrote in message ... I'm trying to enter a date in a cell for an attendance roster I'm making. I click a cell and enter "9/10." But, Excel converts it to "###" in the cell. The Formula Bar reads "9/10/2007." What is this ###? |
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Try to enter date; get ###
Format as m/d, if that's what you want.
-- David Biddulph "Matthew W. I. Dunn" wrote in message ... Is it possible to keep the date as text? I know Excel doesn't like to do that. But, to have the full date (month/day/2007) in each column or cell would really make the chart unwieldy. Typing "9/10" takes up less space. Any further thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks. "Bob I" wrote: make the cell wider Matthew W. I. Dunn wrote: I'm trying to enter a date in a cell for an attendance roster I'm making. I click a cell and enter "9/10." But, Excel converts it to "###" in the cell. The Formula Bar reads "9/10/2007." What is this ###? |
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Try to enter date; get ###
Make the font smaller.
You can enter '9/10 (note the leading apostrophe), but then that cell doesn't contain a date anymore--it's just text that looks like a date. Matthew W. I. Dunn wrote: I'm trying to enter a date in a cell for an attendance roster I'm making. I click a cell and enter "9/10." But, Excel converts it to "###" in the cell. The Formula Bar reads "9/10/2007." What is this ###? -- Dave Peterson |
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Try to enter date; get ###
Sorry for asking a simple question (I usually don't use Excel):
But, how do I format as month/day? Thanks. "David Biddulph" wrote: Format as m/d, if that's what you want. -- David Biddulph "Matthew W. I. Dunn" wrote in message ... Is it possible to keep the date as text? I know Excel doesn't like to do that. But, to have the full date (month/day/2007) in each column or cell would really make the chart unwieldy. Typing "9/10" takes up less space. Any further thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks. "Bob I" wrote: make the cell wider Matthew W. I. Dunn wrote: I'm trying to enter a date in a cell for an attendance roster I'm making. I click a cell and enter "9/10." But, Excel converts it to "###" in the cell. The Formula Bar reads "9/10/2007." What is this ###? |
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Try to enter date; get ###
FormatCellsNumber tabCustom m/d
Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:12:17 -0700, Matthew W. I. Dunn wrote: Sorry for asking a simple question (I usually don't use Excel): But, how do I format as month/day? Thanks. "David Biddulph" wrote: Format as m/d, if that's what you want. -- David Biddulph "Matthew W. I. Dunn" wrote in message ... Is it possible to keep the date as text? I know Excel doesn't like to do that. But, to have the full date (month/day/2007) in each column or cell would really make the chart unwieldy. Typing "9/10" takes up less space. Any further thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks. "Bob I" wrote: make the cell wider Matthew W. I. Dunn wrote: I'm trying to enter a date in a cell for an attendance roster I'm making. I click a cell and enter "9/10." But, Excel converts it to "###" in the cell. The Formula Bar reads "9/10/2007." What is this ###? |
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