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How to change default number format for the general format catagory

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    How to change default number format for the general format catagory

    I want the default cell format to be the general category so that cells automatically recognise dates etc but I want the default number format within the general category to be #,##0;(#,##0);-. Does anyone know how to change this?

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    Re: How to change default number format for the general format catagory

    As far as I know, what you want is "hard coded" into Excel. You can however create a template with the formatting that you want.

    Thiis link has directions:

    http://www.softwarepro.com/articles/...t_workbook.htm
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