When entering a date into a cell even after changing the format to Date
format, excel is viewing my entry as a formula.

Here's my process:
I choose format cells, date, okay.
enter 10/19/06
display shows 1/0/1900

cell display shows =10/19/6

I've chosen multiple date formats with the same result.

Ideas?

Are you entering an "=" (or a "+") first? If so, excel is processing
=10/19/6 as 10 divided by 19 divided by 6.

Try entering: 10/19/06 with nothing before the 10

(if you are entering 2006 dates, you can just enter 10/19 and excel will
fill in the rest.)


"Macnutt" wrote:

When entering a date into a cell even after changing the format to Date
format, excel is viewing my entry as a formula.

Here's my process:
I choose format cells, date, okay.
enter 10/19/06
display shows 1/0/1900

cell display shows =10/19/6

I've chosen multiple date formats with the same result.

Ideas?

MaNutt

See answer in excel.misc

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Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:49:01 -0700, lk wrote:

Are you entering an "=" (or a "+") first? If so, excel is processing
=10/19/6 as 10 divided by 19 divided by 6.

Try entering: 10/19/06 with nothing before the 10

(if you are entering 2006 dates, you can just enter 10/19 and excel will
fill in the rest.)


"Macnutt" wrote:

When entering a date into a cell even after changing the format to Date
format, excel is viewing my entry as a formula.

Here's my process:
I choose format cells, date, okay.
enter 10/19/06
display shows 1/0/1900

cell display shows =10/19/6

I've chosen multiple date formats with the same result.

Ideas?