Date format default problem

[Guest]

If I type a serial 02/2668 into Excel it gets confused and thinks it is
February in the year 2668. This then confuses me. Is there a way of
straightening the matter.

 

[Guest]

I think you could either:

Edit>Format
\Category: TEXT
So anything you type in the cell will be treated as text.

OR

Type an apostrophe before the number, forcing Excel to treat the input as
text.
Example:
A1: '02/2668

Does that help?

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Regards,
Ron

 

[Ron Rosenfeld]

If I type a serial 02/2668 into Excel it gets confused and thinks it is
February in the year 2668. This then confuses me. Is there a way of
straightening the matter.

It depends on what you what to do.

If you want to enter it as a string, then pre-format the cell as text; or
precede your entry with an apostrophe (single quote) or a <space>.

If you want to enter it as a fraction, then enter it as 0 2/2668


--ron

 

[Dave Peterson]

preformat the cell as text (format|Cells|number tab|Text)

or prefix your entry with an apostrophe:

'02/2668

 

[Guest]

Correction of my previous post.

That should be:
Edit>Format>Number
\Category: TEXT


Does that help?

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Regards,
Ron

 

[Guest]

Wow....I think I might have forgotten everything I knew about Excel!

Edit>FORMAT????.....NO!

Format>Cells>Number....Yes. (sheesh!)


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Regards,
Ron