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Date Format
When entering a date in Excel what format should be used to allow the user to
only key the actual characters. For example, we want to key in 17102005 and would like this to show in the cell as 17/10/2005. We are having problems with this |
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take a look at http://www.cpearson.com/excel/DateTimeEntry.htm
"Smurfoz" wrote: When entering a date in Excel what format should be used to allow the user to only key the actual characters. For example, we want to key in 17102005 and would like this to show in the cell as 17/10/2005. We are having problems with this |
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You need to understand that cell format is a display function only, and
has no effect on how the input parser interprets your entry (with the exception that setting the format to Text bypasses the parser). So there is no format that would allow the type of entry that you're asking for. See http://www.cpearson.com/excel/DateTimeEntry.htm for a workaround. In article , "Smurfoz" wrote: When entering a date in Excel what format should be used to allow the user to only key the actual characters. For example, we want to key in 17102005 and would like this to show in the cell as 17/10/2005. We are having problems with this |
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Do you need to retain the dates as values for calculation purposes? If *not*,
try using the Custom Format: 00"/"00"/"0000 Regards |:) "Smurfoz" wrote: When entering a date in Excel what format should be used to allow the user to only key the actual characters. For example, we want to key in 17102005 and would like this to show in the cell as 17/10/2005. We are having problems with this |
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Date Format
Thanks for that tool. 2 years on and it is still useful.
Toby "CyberTaz" wrote: Do you need to retain the dates as values for calculation purposes? If *not*, try using the Custom Format: 00"/"00"/"0000 Regards |:) "Smurfoz" wrote: When entering a date in Excel what format should be used to allow the user to only key the actual characters. For example, we want to key in 17102005 and would like this to show in the cell as 17/10/2005. We are having problems with this |
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