Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Excel shows numbers instead of a date

This is frequently due to the formatting of a cell. Highlight the cell(s) you are having trouble with, and check the cell format by clicking on the “home” tab:

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Then look in the “Number” section. You’ll see the format listed there. In this example, it’s set for “general”.

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Change it to be “date” and it should work how you are expecting it to.