Formatting a number as a date

L

Loris

When applying the keyboard shortcut CTRL+SHIFT+# to a number, Excel formats
that number in the 29-Mar-10 format by default. How do I change that default
format for the current and all futire workbooks?
 
G

Gord Dibben

David

I have found using that particular farmat date shortcut Excel ignores the
Regional Settings for shortdate.

I have not found a method of changing that default.

With my Regional settings of mm/dd/yyyy TODAY() and CTRL + ; both return
mm/dd/yyyy

BUT enter 40266 or today's date in a cell

Format to date by CTRL + SHIFT + # always defaults to dd-mmm-yy


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
 

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