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janedoe19
Jan 02, 2019Copper Contributor
axis number formatting on mac
hi community! i'm having trouble with the number formatting of the axis in charts (excel). but let me get the basics out first: i'm working on a microsoft office 356 pro plus licence on a mac. the n...
janedoe19
Jan 03, 2019Copper Contributor
lol ok i fixed the problem.
fun fact: if you install office, it seems to permanently remember the language/number format of your os. another fun fact: this also applies to the new fancy mac os mojave dark mode. i didn't notice that before, but all other apps complied with dark mode, except office apps.
this means office won't switch some setting, even if you change them on all levels. in my eyes, that's a bug, but hey, if you want to convince me it's actually a feature, i'm all ears ;)
so my fix: uninstall and reinstall office AFTER you set all os-settings as desired.
note to the microsoft it-gods: create a ticket ;)