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This works:
That works.
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- First change your format to the specific date that you want for your column of data.
- With the column selected, select "Copy"
- Open notepad (NOT WORD, it has to be notepad)
- Paste your data into notepad.
- In notepad, press CTRL + A (selects all cells) then press CTRL + C (copies data)
- Paste data back into Excel.
- It will say something about size not being the same, paste it anyways.
That works.
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Nazie
Hi Jack,
I can help you with this. Select the column/row that you need to reformat.
Go to the Data Tab
From the Data tab, Select Text to Columns
This will open a Wizard called "Covert Text to Columns"
You'll see 2 choices for your original data type: Delimited or Fixed Width
If your current date format has commas, tabs, dashes, etc., then click Delimited.
If your current date format has only spaces separating everything but no characters, then click Fixed.
Click NEXT once you selected your origiinal data type
The next screen, you can skip by clicking NEXT again
Now you'll see a screen that lets you slect the data format that you want
Select the DATE button
Then, from the drop down, select the new date format you want to use.
Click Finish
This should do the trick. I hope this helps!!
I can help you with this. Select the column/row that you need to reformat.
Go to the Data Tab
From the Data tab, Select Text to Columns
This will open a Wizard called "Covert Text to Columns"
You'll see 2 choices for your original data type: Delimited or Fixed Width
If your current date format has commas, tabs, dashes, etc., then click Delimited.
If your current date format has only spaces separating everything but no characters, then click Fixed.
Click NEXT once you selected your origiinal data type
The next screen, you can skip by clicking NEXT again
Now you'll see a screen that lets you slect the data format that you want
Select the DATE button
Then, from the drop down, select the new date format you want to use.
Click Finish
This should do the trick. I hope this helps!!
Justagal
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Actually I find the problem:
Go to:
Registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Control Panel
International
Change the sShortDate
Go to:
Registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Control Panel
International
Change the sShortDate
venkat1926
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how did you format the cell
ok suppose tje relevant date is 1 sept 2009
you enter (in my excel you have to enter as m/d/yy)
9/1/09
now go to format-number-custom
and type at the top window
dd-mm-yyyy
and sees what happens
ok suppose tje relevant date is 1 sept 2009
you enter (in my excel you have to enter as m/d/yy)
9/1/09
now go to format-number-custom
and type at the top window
dd-mm-yyyy
and sees what happens
Mak
the reason for this is as mentioned above - depending on the users settings - i.e. id it's US for example, whateer the user types in the cell will default to the mm/dd/yy (that's according to the default US format)
By clicking into the cell then clicking out, the cell recognises your settings - hence whay it reverts to the UK format
hope that makes sense
By clicking into the cell then clicking out, the cell recognises your settings - hence whay it reverts to the UK format
hope that makes sense
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