Cell Format - Date Problems
I have a spreadsheet with cells that I'm trying to type the date into. I type in the date exactly like this: 09/26/03. When I hit "enter" MS Excel displays "37890" in the cell. No matter what I do I can't the cell to show: 09/26/03. I think that somehow I need to "strip" the cell of what it's original format is, but I can't figure out how. I try to use the Date option in the format cell screen but it doesn't work. Curtis
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I tried this and it didn't work. I also tried the "Text to columns" feature. No success. >-----Original Message----- >37890 is the number of days past Jan 1, 1900. This is >how Excel calcs dates. If the number 37890 is being >displayed, you may have the number in a cell as text. If >so, applying a date format will not change the number to >a date. Try first deleting the cell information, then >formatting the cell to a date format, then type in the >date. IE, get rid of the data in the cell before you >apply cell formatting. > >Hope this helps. > > >>-----Original Message----- >>I have a spreadsheet with cells that I'm trying to type >>the date into. I type in the date exactly like this: >>09/26/03. When I hit "enter" MS Excel displays "37890" >>in the cell. No matter what I do I can't the cell to >>show: 09/26/03. I think that somehow I need to "strip" >>the cell of what it's original format is, but I can't >>figure out how. I try to use the Date option in the >>format cell screen but it doesn't work. >> >>Curtis >>. >> >. >
You may have Formulas set to visible. To change this setting, 1. Choose Tools>Options 2. Select the View tab 3. Under Window options, remove the check mark from Formulas 4. Click OK The keyboard shortcut is Ctrl + ` (accent grave, left of the 1 key) Curtis Hansen wrote: > I have a spreadsheet with cells that I'm trying to type > the date into. I type in the date exactly like this: > 09/26/03. When I hit "enter" MS Excel displays "37890" > in the cell. No matter what I do I can't the cell to > show: 09/26/03. I think that somehow I need to "strip" > the cell of what it's original format is, but I can't > figure out how. I try to use the Date option in the > format cell screen but it doesn't work. -- Debra Dalgleish Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html
dsdThat worked!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! It was driving me insane!!!! You're a lifesaver! >-----Original Message----- >You may have Formulas set to visible. To change this setting, > >1. Choose Tools>Options >2. Select the View tab >3. Under Window options, remove the check mark from Formulas >4. Click OK > >The keyboard shortcut is Ctrl + ` (accent grave, left of the 1 key) > >Curtis Hansen wrote: >> I have a spreadsheet with cells that I'm trying to type >> the date into. I type in the date exactly like this: >> 09/26/03. When I hit "enter" MS Excel displays "37890" >> in the cell. No matter what I do I can't the cell to >> show: 09/26/03. I think that somehow I need to "strip" >> the cell of what it's original format is, but I can't >> figure out how. I try to use the Date option in the >> format cell screen but it doesn't work. > >-- >Debra Dalgleish >Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List >http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html > >. >
You're welcome! Thanks for letting me know that it worked. Curtis Hansen wrote: > That worked!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! It > was driving me insane!!!! > > You're a lifesaver! > > >>-----Original Message----- >>You may have Formulas set to visible. To change this > > setting, > >>1. Choose Tools>Options >>2. Select the View tab >>3. Under Window options, remove the check mark from > > Formulas > >>4. Click OK >> >>The keyboard shortcut is Ctrl + ` (accent grave, left of > > the 1 key) > >>Curtis Hansen wrote: >> >>>I have a spreadsheet with cells that I'm trying to >> > type > >>>the date into. I type in the date exactly like this: >>>09/26/03. When I hit "enter" MS Excel >> > displays "37890" > >>>in the cell. No matter what I do I can't the cell to >>>show: 09/26/03. I think that somehow I need >> > to "strip" > >>>the cell of what it's original format is, but I can't >>>figure out how. I try to use the Date option in the >>>format cell screen but it doesn't work. >> >>-- >>Debra Dalgleish >>Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List >>http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html >> >>. >> > -- Debra Dalgleish Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html
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I have a spreadsheet that is regularly upadated overwriting columns, however I need to enter comments on the sheet referenced on the content. The next time I update the sheet the referenced cell will move down a row, but I need the comment to stay with the content rather than the cell. Any suggestions? Many thanks If the values that you're commenting are unique, you may want to toss the comments and create a table in another worksheet. Value Comment Then use an =vlookup() formula to return the "comment" to the adjacent cell. El Damo wrote: > > I have a spreadsh...
Pause and Input to cell
Help, Back in a Lotus 1-2-3 macro we could use the command {?} to pause for input, then the macro would place the input data in a cell, let's say d9. How do you do this in Excel. Val, InputBox. -- Earl Kiosterud mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net ------------------------------------------- "Val Steed" <vals@msn.com> wrote in message news:uEGWBOXTEHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > Help, > > Back in a Lotus 1-2-3 macro we could use the command {?} to pause for input, > then the macro would place the input data in a cell, let's say d9. > >...
Money's database format
I decided to tool around with my old Money files in a binary editor (can't do much else with them). The first thing in the file's header was "MSISAM Database"--this is not news, the newsgroup FAQ states this. Well I noticed that in a similar position in an Access database I had lying around it says "Standard Jet DB", so I replaced "MSISAM Database" with that. I saved it and now Access didn't complain about unknown database type, but it did request a password--which just means they changed a tiny bit of stuff so that it wouldn't read straight int...
Vendor Payment Problem 2
One more problem, I am using "Pay Vendors" and paying to everybody, then returning back and can see some Vendors with 0 balance. When I click on in to check, there is not invoices or so. Can you suggest something. Thank you. what does the check edit list say? Mike "Vitali V" <vitvov@dynamo-ny.com> wrote in message news:eLcTmkk$IHA.3964@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > One more problem, I am using "Pay Vendors" and paying to everybody, then > returning back and can see some Vendors with 0 balance. When I click on in > to check, there is not invo...