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Worst Feature of All Time! -Date Auto Correct-
Hello everyone I apologize beforehand if I start to sound a little angry. I simply want to express my point of view and see if anyone shares the same thoughts or not. The auto correct date function ...
So? I love the fact that you commented on this person's issue but can anyone suggest a solution? The issue described goes far beyond what is described. It is a truly foolish and crippling feature that, by all definitions, is a bug. I do hope that Microsoft staff read these posts occasionally and will actually do something about it. when you do not KNOW what a users wants, you MUST not make assumptions for them, ask them if they want it sure but what was the rationale behind it? do they assume Excel programmers are too stupid to be able to format a cell or column to a date? If a user or developer wants to use a date in a formula, it is likely they understand how to use a textual date in that formula. just leave things as they are entered if you are listening and care. A number entered into a field is extremely unlikely to be intended to be a date, humans don't think that way, just leave things alone. Please.
