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411011890
Copper Contributor
Jul 13, 2022

Cell values being stored as Text

 

Hi all,

 

I’m having an issue where when changing the time in a cell, Excel stores the value as text rather than a date and messes up the formatting. See below for example.

 

Steps I took:

  • I copied the yellow cell using ctrl+D
  • I change the 5PM to 9PM
    • This is where the formatting messes up.

 

 

Additional info: This problem doesn’t occur when using the browser version, but my colleague isn’t having this issue on the app version either so I would appreciate any help/advice!

3 Replies

    • wlb729attnet's avatar
      wlb729attnet
      Copper Contributor
      I want to have it look like 10-10-2010, not 10/10/2010
      • SergeiBaklan's avatar
        SergeiBaklan
        Diamond Contributor

        wlb729attnet 

        You may apply dd-mm-yyyy format or to change short data format in regional setting for your Windows

        Similar on Mac.