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Old September 29th, 2006, 04:49 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.setup
TMF in MN
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Default date formatting error

My spreadsheet has several columns with dates entered. Just today the data
is reading 38986 instead of 09/26/2006. I checked the formatting and it is
set up right. Is there something else I can update so these dates appear
correctly?

THANK YOU
TF
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Old September 29th, 2006, 05:02 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.setup
Dave Peterson
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Default date formatting error

Try tools|Options|View and uncheck formulas.

This setting can be toggled via ctrl-` (control-backquote)
it's just to the left of the 1/! on my USA keyboard

TMF in MN wrote:

My spreadsheet has several columns with dates entered. Just today the data
is reading 38986 instead of 09/26/2006. I checked the formatting and it is
set up right. Is there something else I can update so these dates appear
correctly?

THANK YOU
TF


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