Date format
 

Hi,

I would like to put a date in a cell eg 1st march 2005 as 1/3
however it comes up with 3/1 (the month first)
how can I change it.
in control panel I have settings english(australian)

thanks

andrewm


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you could try a custom format. click cells/format, select custom and enter
d/m/yy (or d/m/yyyy for 4 digit year).



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Hi,

I would like to put a date in a cell eg 1st march 2005 as 1/3
however it comes up with 3/1 (the month first)
how can I change it.
in control panel I have settings english(australian)

thanks

andrewm


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Did you try the custom format d/m

Mangesh


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Hi,

I tried it. didn't work. I don't want the year.

andrewm

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Hi Andrew,

Choose the format as custom - d/m. But while entering the data, enter
as a whole date.

Mangesh


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On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 22:34:34 -0500, andrewm
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Hi,

I would like to put a date in a cell eg 1st march 2005 as 1/3
however it comes up with 3/1 (the month first)
how can I change it.
in control panel I have settings english(australian)

thanks

andrewm

Format/Cells/Custom Type d/m

Note that Excel will automatically add the current year; which will appear in
the formula bar, but not in the cell with the above custom format.


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Thanks, it works - had to type in d/m

andrewm


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On Sat, 2 Jul 2005 07:18:41 -0500, andrewm
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Thanks, it works - had to type in d/m

andrewm

You're welcome. Thanks for the feedback.
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