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Default entering a date into cell and get ## symbols

i am entering a date value into a cell and i that it shows is "##" Even when
i print it shown "##" and no date why?
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Default entering a date into cell and get ## symbols

Make the cell wider

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i am entering a date value into a cell and i that it shows is "##" Even
when
i print it shown "##" and no date why?


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Default entering a date into cell and get ## symbols

Steve wrote:
i am entering a date value into a cell and i that it shows is "##" Even when
i print it shown "##" and no date why?


Normally the # character shows up when the column is not wide enough to
display a date or number. Try widening the column to see if you can see
the date, you might need to choose a different date format that takes up
less space.

George
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