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How can I get the mm/dd/yyyy format to stay permenantly in my
FormatCellsDates list? I keep setting it up in the Custom dates, but then
it disappears from file to file.

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Default Set Permanent Date Format to MM//DD/YYYY

I've changed my windows short date format to mm/dd/yyyy and when I type the date
(including the year), excel keeps that mm/dd/yyyy format.

But this depends on the windows setting--and if you share the workbook with
others, they may not have this same format--so they'd see something else.

windows start button|settings|control panel|Regional and language options
Click the customize button
Date Tab
to change that short date format

kayabob wrote:

How can I get the mm/dd/yyyy format to stay permenantly in my
FormatCellsDates list? I keep setting it up in the Custom dates, but then
it disappears from file to file.

Thanks


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