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Paul wrote:

I'm having problems with a cel''s date format in that it
will only display the serial number and not the cell's
format.

Until recently the ws has been displaying the correct
format, but now in the Format Type List, it has an (*)
before the long name.

ie.
Cell Value = 37643
Formula Bar = 22/01/2003
Cell Formatting = dd/mm/yyyy

I have tried cuting the column, and pasting it onto a new
sheet, deleting the old location, inserting a new column,
and re-pasting the newly (correctly formatted) data
across into the new column. Once the data is pasted back,
it returns to the serial value, not the formatting.

When applying a new format, shows in the status bar as
processing the request. If you hover over the serial
value, it shows the correct value in a yellow dialog
(similar to the comments box).

Any ideas as to how to rectify the problem would be
greatly appreciated.

Paul


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Dave From a Far.... He's in the N - Zone.

Scores.

Nice work, CTRL + ` (Same Function)

Like you didn't know that already.
Thanks Again, Paul.
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Maybe:

Tools|Options|View Tab
Uncheck Formulas



Paul wrote:

I'm having problems with a cel''s date format in that

it
will only display the serial number and not the cell's
format.

Until recently the ws has been displaying the correct
format, but now in the Format Type List, it has an (*)
before the long name.

ie.
Cell Value = 37643
Formula Bar = 22/01/2003
Cell Formatting = dd/mm/yyyy

I have tried cuting the column, and pasting it onto a

new
sheet, deleting the old location, inserting a new

column,
and re-pasting the newly (correctly formatted) data
across into the new column. Once the data is pasted

back,
it returns to the serial value, not the formatting.

When applying a new format, shows in the status bar as
processing the request. If you hover over the serial
value, it shows the correct value in a yellow dialog
(similar to the comments box).

Any ideas as to how to rectify the problem would be
greatly appreciated.

Paul


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Sometimes it's easier to describe the menu path than describe the buttons/keys.

Try doing it over the phone. Click on the little horsy looking thing on the
left side of the screen. It's right next to the dohickey that looks like a
mouse being chased by a cat.



Paul wrote:

Dave From a Far.... He's in the N - Zone.

Scores.

Nice work, CTRL + ` (Same Function)

Like you didn't know that already.
Thanks Again, Paul.
-----Original Message-----
Maybe:

Tools|Options|View Tab
Uncheck Formulas



Paul wrote:

I'm having problems with a cel''s date format in that

it
will only display the serial number and not the cell's
format.

Until recently the ws has been displaying the correct
format, but now in the Format Type List, it has an (*)
before the long name.

ie.
Cell Value = 37643
Formula Bar = 22/01/2003
Cell Formatting = dd/mm/yyyy

I have tried cuting the column, and pasting it onto a

new
sheet, deleting the old location, inserting a new

column,
and re-pasting the newly (correctly formatted) data
across into the new column. Once the data is pasted

back,
it returns to the serial value, not the formatting.

When applying a new format, shows in the status bar as
processing the request. If you hover over the serial
value, it shows the correct value in a yellow dialog
(similar to the comments box).

Any ideas as to how to rectify the problem would be
greatly appreciated.

Paul


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