Trying to format the column, I type in 3/09 wanting it to show Mar-09 and it
automatically goes to Mar-08

3/9/2009
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Don Guillett
Microsoft MVP Excel
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"Nat" wrote in message
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Trying to format the column, I type in 3/09 wanting it to show Mar-09 and
it
automatically goes to Mar-08

Hi,

Don is correct, of course. But why? If you check your formula bar after
you type 3/09 you will see that Excel figured you ment 3/9/2008. Excel has
to guess what the 9 means - the month or the year, it goes for month and
assumes the current year. If you typed 3/32 excel would know this could not
be a day of the month so it would assume you wanted the first, 3/1/1932.

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Thanks,
Shane Devenshire


"Nat" wrote:

Trying to format the column, I type in 3/09 wanting it to show Mar-09 and it
automatically goes to Mar-08

.. type in 3/09 wanting it to show Mar-09 and it
automatically goes to Mar-08

Always be unambiguous when it comes to dates
Enter the whole date (including the YEAR)
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