I just started using Excel 2007 and have run into a problem not previously
encountered. When I try to type in a date, excel only recognizes it at text.
I've tried entering the date as

18 Nov 07
18-Nov-07
18-Nov-2007
11/18/2007
18/11/2007
November 18th, 2007

and every other combination in between. The most I can get Excel to do is
tell me that I have 2-digit date error, but it still records the input as
text. I've tried changing the format of the cell prior to data entry, but
that doesn't work either.

Please no replies telling me to cut, paste, use the datevalue function, or
any other gyrations. I just want to straight type in the date and have Excel
recognize it as a date.

I suggest you look at the Windows Regional Setting (in Control Panel) and
see what date format is set there
I have no problem entering dates in XL2007 so the problem is elsewhere
best wishes
--
Bernard V Liengme
Microsoft Excel MVP
www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme
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"J. Mooney" <J. wrote in message
...
I just started using Excel 2007 and have run into a problem not previously
encountered. When I try to type in a date, excel only recognizes it at
text.
I've tried entering the date as

18 Nov 07
18-Nov-07
18-Nov-2007
11/18/2007
18/11/2007
November 18th, 2007

and every other combination in between. The most I can get Excel to do is
tell me that I have 2-digit date error, but it still records the input as
text. I've tried changing the format of the cell prior to data entry, but
that doesn't work either.

Please no replies telling me to cut, paste, use the datevalue function, or
any other gyrations. I just want to straight type in the date and have
Excel
recognize it as a date.

If your settings are English (US) in Regional and Language in Control Panel,
the first 4 entries are dates and the last 2 are text.

"J. Mooney" <J. wrote in message
...
I just started using Excel 2007 and have run into a problem not previously
encountered. When I try to type in a date, excel only recognizes it at
text.
I've tried entering the date as

18 Nov 07
18-Nov-07
18-Nov-2007
11/18/2007
18/11/2007
November 18th, 2007

and every other combination in between. The most I can get Excel to do is
tell me that I have 2-digit date error, but it still records the input as
text. I've tried changing the format of the cell prior to data entry, but
that doesn't work either.

Please no replies telling me to cut, paste, use the datevalue function, or
any other gyrations. I just want to straight type in the date and have
Excel
recognize it as a date.

Checked that, and setting is 'English (United States)', and I'm typing the
date format exactly as it is in the short date format. No dice.

"Bernard Liengme" wrote:

I suggest you look at the Windows Regional Setting (in Control Panel) and
see what date format is set there
I have no problem entering dates in XL2007 so the problem is elsewhere
best wishes
--
Bernard V Liengme
Microsoft Excel MVP
www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme
remove caps from email

"J. Mooney" <J. wrote in message
...
I just started using Excel 2007 and have run into a problem not previously
encountered. When I try to type in a date, excel only recognizes it at
text.
I've tried entering the date as

18 Nov 07
18-Nov-07
18-Nov-2007
11/18/2007
18/11/2007
November 18th, 2007

and every other combination in between. The most I can get Excel to do is
tell me that I have 2-digit date error, but it still records the input as
text. I've tried changing the format of the cell prior to data entry, but
that doesn't work either.

Please no replies telling me to cut, paste, use the datevalue function, or
any other gyrations. I just want to straight type in the date and have
Excel
recognize it as a date.

Any chance that the cell is preformatted as Text.
Select the cell
Format|cell|number tab
and choose anything but Text (but the date format that you would like would be
best).

J. Mooney wrote:

I just started using Excel 2007 and have run into a problem not previously
encountered. When I try to type in a date, excel only recognizes it at text.
I've tried entering the date as

18 Nov 07
18-Nov-07
18-Nov-2007
11/18/2007
18/11/2007
November 18th, 2007

and every other combination in between. The most I can get Excel to do is
tell me that I have 2-digit date error, but it still records the input as
text. I've tried changing the format of the cell prior to data entry, but
that doesn't work either.

Please no replies telling me to cut, paste, use the datevalue function, or
any other gyrations. I just want to straight type in the date and have Excel
recognize it as a date.

--

Dave Peterson