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Scott1200
May 05, 2021Copper Contributor
Problem with excel not recognising decimals in formula/date formatting issue
Hello, I need some urgent help! Today my excel has started turning all decimal points to dates. It isn't recognising decimal points in cells or when included as part of a formula. I have form...
Riny_van_Eekelen
May 05, 2021Platinum Contributor
Scott1200 Your Excel recognises 6.5 as 6 May (= day number 44322). Have you, by any chance, recently updated your MacOS that, perhaps accidentally changed language and regional settings (under Apple logo, System Preferences..., Language & Region, Advanced..., Dates?
And check the number settings as well. If the decimal point is seen as a date separator, your decimal "point" me be a comma.