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    Date not formatting correctly

    I'm trying to have the date in the mm/dd/yy format but it keeps reverting to dd/mm/yy. I have tried everything I know minus starting over from scratch. So formatting the cell and picking the correct format will not work.

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    Re: Date not formatting correctly

    Did you ask google?
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    Re: Date not formatting correctly

    Force excel to view your date in A1 as text:
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    Re: Date not formatting correctly

    Format
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    mm/dd/yy

    Apply format 1st, then paste your data as values.
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    Re: Date not formatting correctly

    Don't the regional settings in Windows dictate to Excel what format the dates will be in?
    You could always manipulate them as text.
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    Re: Date not formatting correctly

    I cannot recreate the problem. I can pick whatever date format I want for the given date (see sample). I entered a random date into the spreadsheet and formatted with the indicate number formats. What I see is indicated in column 3. Does your machine change all of my formatted numbers to something other than what I indicate?

    You should be able to format your dates either way. I cannot explain why Excel will not allow you to format your dates (and I generally do not like converting dates to text strings, as I think that makes them harder to work with). Are there any macros running that would be changing your date formats?
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    Re: Date not formatting correctly

    Check your Regional Settings for date formats in the Control Panel. They are probably not correct.
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    Re: Date not formatting correctly

    Quote Originally Posted by newdoverman View Post
    Check your Regional Settings for date formats in the Control Panel. They are probably not correct.

    This did it!!!!

    Now what I don't understand is how it changed. I've never had this issue with the worksheet. It started doing this within the last month.

    Thank you Newdoverman and everyone else who offered suggestions

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    Re: Date not formatting correctly

    Thank you for the feedback.



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    Re: Date not formatting correctly

    Quote Originally Posted by newdoverman View Post
    If that takes care of your original question, please select Thread Tools from the menu link above and mark this thread as SOLVED. Thanks.
    Done! Thanks again!

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