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PeterR_TS
Jan 25, 2022Copper Contributor
Issue with currency automatically changing to dollars
I'm finding that the currency for a whole sheet automatically changes from £pounds to $dollars. This doesn't happen to the whole workbook, This change happens to all currency formatted cells to an...
- Jan 25, 2022
PeterR_TS Unless specifically set, the currency format is taken from the user's international settings. If you've used the Currency button on Excel's Start tab, that is precisely what happens. What you want to do is format the cells with a currency to a specific currency type:
PeterR_TS
Jan 25, 2022Copper Contributor
JKPieterse great! that makes sense. thanks
portersvilla
Aug 29, 2024Copper Contributor
@Pete
I found that after an update, the Region settings had been changed from English (United Kingdom) to English (United States).
Once this was changed back, all of my spreadsheet currency changed back to £. Odd that!!!