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Date not displaying correctly
Microsoft Excel 2007
I have a column whose fields are defined as 'date'. When I type the date into the field it will not display the correct date. Example: I type in '9/29/08' and the field displays '1-Jan-00' instead of '29-Sep-08'. In the formula bar it reads what i typed...'=9/29/08' Any suggestions as to why this is happening?? |
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Did you TYPE the = ?
If so, that's the problem. As a formula, =9/28/08 gets calculated as some fractional number less than 1. 'Dates' in Excel are really just formated numbers starting in Jan-00, so that's why you see 1/1/00 (fractional portions become the time portion). "Clark" wrote: Microsoft Excel 2007 I have a column whose fields are defined as 'date'. When I type the date into the field it will not display the correct date. Example: I type in '9/29/08' and the field displays '1-Jan-00' instead of '29-Sep-08'. In the formula bar it reads what i typed...'=9/29/08' Any suggestions as to why this is happening?? |
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Thanks for replying...
No, I did not type the = sign. It automatically shows up after I typed in '9/29/08'. "bpeltzer" wrote: Did you TYPE the = ? If so, that's the problem. As a formula, =9/28/08 gets calculated as some fractional number less than 1. 'Dates' in Excel are really just formated numbers starting in Jan-00, so that's why you see 1/1/00 (fractional portions become the time portion). "Clark" wrote: Microsoft Excel 2007 I have a column whose fields are defined as 'date'. When I type the date into the field it will not display the correct date. Example: I type in '9/29/08' and the field displays '1-Jan-00' instead of '29-Sep-08'. In the formula bar it reads what i typed...'=9/29/08' Any suggestions as to why this is happening?? |
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There's an option under the Office button|Excel Options button.
Look for one of the Lotus transition settings. In xl2003, it's called: Transition Formula Entry (Uncheck it) Clark wrote: Microsoft Excel 2007 I have a column whose fields are defined as 'date'. When I type the date into the field it will not display the correct date. Example: I type in '9/29/08' and the field displays '1-Jan-00' instead of '29-Sep-08'. In the formula bar it reads what i typed...'=9/29/08' Any suggestions as to why this is happening?? -- Dave Peterson |
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To stop it doing that, use Tools/ Options/ Transition, and disable
"Transition formula entry". -- David Biddulph "Clark" wrote in message ... Thanks for replying... No, I did not type the = sign. It automatically shows up after I typed in '9/29/08'. "bpeltzer" wrote: Did you TYPE the = ? If so, that's the problem. As a formula, =9/28/08 gets calculated as some fractional number less than 1. 'Dates' in Excel are really just formated numbers starting in Jan-00, so that's why you see 1/1/00 (fractional portions become the time portion). "Clark" wrote: Microsoft Excel 2007 I have a column whose fields are defined as 'date'. When I type the date into the field it will not display the correct date. Example: I type in '9/29/08' and the field displays '1-Jan-00' instead of '29-Sep-08'. In the formula bar it reads what i typed...'=9/29/08' Any suggestions as to why this is happening?? |
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Thanks Dave! This worked.
In xl2007 it is under Office button|Excel Options||Advanced button. Then you scroll all the way to the bottom and the Lotus compatability settings are there. There are two selections: -Transition formula evaluation -Transition formula entry I turned them both off. (They were on.) My next question is do I ever want these turned on since I do not use Lotus?? "Dave Peterson" wrote: There's an option under the Office button|Excel Options button. Look for one of the Lotus transition settings. In xl2003, it's called: Transition Formula Entry (Uncheck it) Clark wrote: Microsoft Excel 2007 I have a column whose fields are defined as 'date'. When I type the date into the field it will not display the correct date. Example: I type in '9/29/08' and the field displays '1-Jan-00' instead of '29-Sep-08'. In the formula bar it reads what i typed...'=9/29/08' Any suggestions as to why this is happening?? -- Dave Peterson |
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I haven't use lotus 123 in a longgggggggg time. I turn these off whenever I see
them on. Clark wrote: Thanks Dave! This worked. In xl2007 it is under Office button|Excel Options||Advanced button. Then you scroll all the way to the bottom and the Lotus compatability settings are there. There are two selections: -Transition formula evaluation -Transition formula entry I turned them both off. (They were on.) My next question is do I ever want these turned on since I do not use Lotus?? "Dave Peterson" wrote: There's an option under the Office button|Excel Options button. Look for one of the Lotus transition settings. In xl2003, it's called: Transition Formula Entry (Uncheck it) Clark wrote: Microsoft Excel 2007 I have a column whose fields are defined as 'date'. When I type the date into the field it will not display the correct date. Example: I type in '9/29/08' and the field displays '1-Jan-00' instead of '29-Sep-08'. In the formula bar it reads what i typed...'=9/29/08' Any suggestions as to why this is happening?? -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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