Date formatting inconsistent
 

I am trying to format a date such as 02-Aug-1963, however when I change the
year to 1863, the format switches to 8/2/1863. I've used Custom Formatting,
but the problem persists.

Date formatting inconsistent
 

Excel does not recognize dates before 1900 as dates
it sees your 8/2/1863 as text

"Chuck" wrote:

I am trying to format a date such as 02-Aug-1963, however when I change the
year to 1863, the format switches to 8/2/1863. I've used Custom Formatting,
but the problem persists.

Date formatting inconsistent
 

OK. Thank you.

"bj" wrote:

Excel does not recognize dates before 1900 as dates
it sees your 8/2/1863 as text

"Chuck" wrote:

I am trying to format a date such as 02-Aug-1963, however when I change the
year to 1863, the format switches to 8/2/1863. I've used Custom Formatting,
but the problem persists.