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AntoinetteMB
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Aug 17, 2023
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Linking Dates in separate Excel workbooks

I linked data in two separate workbooks, and all of text data populated correctly, however my dates are not populating correctly.  When I look at the dates using a "general" format, the duplication is perfect, but when it gets formatted as a "date" the dates do not match.  I am dumbfounded...  Please help.

 

  • AntoinetteMB The dates are exactly 4 years apart. That tells me that the Employees Records sheet has Use 1904 data system (Excel, Preferences, Calculation, almost at the bottom) checked. Uncheck it!

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    Riny_van_Eekelen
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    AntoinetteMB The dates are exactly 4 years apart. That tells me that the Employees Records sheet has Use 1904 data system (Excel, Preferences, Calculation, almost at the bottom) checked. Uncheck it!

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