Excel has went from using the backslash to using a hyphen. If I try to format the cell, all the date choices use the hyphen, what possibly changed?
Excel has went from using the backslash to using a hyphen. If I try to format the cell, all the date choices use the hyphen, what possibly changed?
Last edited by ge0rge; 10-30-2008 at 07:34 AM.
Hi,
Check out the Control Panel setting - Regional and Language Options > Short date setting
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In the Format|Cells dialogue window.. in the Number tab... check the Locale (it should be English (United States) or English (UK) perhaps?
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oldchippy: Thats it, thank you.
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