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Cell formatting not updating
Hi,
I have a problem with formatting in cells not updating until I double click into and then get out of the cell. The cells contain data exported from Access as 7/2003, 8/2003, 9/2003 etc. Once in Excel I am setting the cell number format as "mmm-yy". Excel seems to recognises the data as dates but doesn't update the formatting until I double click on the cell and click out of it. I made sure that Calculation is set to Automatic. Pressing F9 doesn't update the cell either. Can anyone shed some light on this? Thanks, Michael |
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sorry if i am Wrong!
But I think, i use to from VBA: go to data/text to columns and press finish and in my work use to work, but I haven't use it long time ago -- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com |
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Thanks. That worked.
It's a helluva lot better then double clicking into 4000 cells but I guess I was hoping to find out why this happens and if there some setting in Excel which can be changed to prevent it. Regards, Michael "Andoni " wrote in message ... sorry if i am Wrong! But I think, i use to from VBA: go to data/text to columns and press finish and in my work use to work, but I haven't use it long time ago! --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ |
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Hi Michael,
Excel is obviously not accepting the data as date format in the initial import whick by the way is quite normal but a nuisance. A workaround is to us the Datevalue funtion in a separate column, format the new column as "m/yy" then Copy/PasteSpecial/Value the new column over the original column. HTH "Michael Chang" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a problem with formatting in cells not updating until I double click into and then get out of the cell. The cells contain data exported from Access as 7/2003, 8/2003, 9/2003 etc. Once in Excel I am setting the cell number format as "mmm-yy". Excel seems to recognises the data as dates but doesn't update the formatting until I double click on the cell and click out of it. I made sure that Calculation is set to Automatic. Pressing F9 doesn't update the cell either. Can anyone shed some light on this? Thanks, Michael |
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For Excel 2002, the problem with Access data has been fixed in Office XP
Service Pack 3. There is information in the following MSKB article: Numbers that are copied from Access 2002 paste as text in Excel 2002 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?id=328933 Until you install the service pack, there are techniques here for converting the data to numbers: http://www.contextures.com/xlDataEntry03.html Michael Chang wrote: Thanks. That worked. It's a helluva lot better then double clicking into 4000 cells but I guess I was hoping to find out why this happens and if there some setting in Excel which can be changed to prevent it. Regards, Michael "Andoni " wrote in message ... sorry if i am Wrong! But I think, i use to from VBA: go to data/text to columns and press finish and in my work use to work, but I haven't use it long time ago! --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ -- Debra Dalgleish Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html |
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Hi Michael,
Im not sure why this happens and as far as Ive found out so far, there is no standard Excel setting to fix it. If you are encountering the problem on regular basis it may be worhtwhile wristting a Macro to incorporate the Datevalue fix Regards "Michael Chang" wrote in message ... Thanks. That worked. It's a helluva lot better then double clicking into 4000 cells but I guess I was hoping to find out why this happens and if there some setting in Excel which can be changed to prevent it. Regards, Michael "Andoni " wrote in message ... sorry if i am Wrong! But I think, i use to from VBA: go to data/text to columns and press finish and in my work use to work, but I haven't use it long time ago! --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ |
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Thanks for the info Debra.
"Debra Dalgleish" wrote in message ... For Excel 2002, the problem with Access data has been fixed in Office XP Service Pack 3. There is information in the following MSKB article: Numbers that are copied from Access 2002 paste as text in Excel 2002 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?id=328933 Until you install the service pack, there are techniques here for converting the data to numbers: http://www.contextures.com/xlDataEntry03.html Michael Chang wrote: Thanks. That worked. It's a helluva lot better then double clicking into 4000 cells but I guess I was hoping to find out why this happens and if there some setting in Excel which can be changed to prevent it. Regards, Michael "Andoni " wrote in message ... sorry if i am Wrong! But I think, i use to from VBA: go to data/text to columns and press finish and in my work use to work, but I haven't use it long time ago! --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ -- Debra Dalgleish Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html |
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