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Default How do I disable automatic date formatting in excel?

I am importing data into Excel which contains codes. Some of the codes are
similar to dates (ex. 4feb1) and they are automatically converted. I need
the codes to remain as is.
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Import it as text


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I am importing data into Excel which contains codes. Some of the codes are
similar to dates (ex. 4feb1) and they are automatically converted. I need
the codes to remain as is.

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