If you mean that when you type something like 1/4 Excel converts it to 4-Jan,
Try this:
Pre-format the input cells to "Number"
From the Excel main menu:
<format><cells><number tab>
Category: Number
Click [OK]
Now, when you input fractions...they convert to decimal numbers
e.g. 1/4 becomes 0.25
(If the format was "General" Excel takes its best guess at what you meant.
In the case of fractions, dates often result.)
Does that help?
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Regards,
Ron
XL2002, WinXP
aa said:
sometimes when I enter decimal fractions Excel thinks this is a date. How do
I stop this?