Feature Request: consistent date interpretation or setting

Copper Contributor

When using excel and typing in today's date using my System Standard (US dates), I type 2/26/2022. The date is stored properly in the cell and can be used as a date. It displays using the default date. However, when I leave off the year and only type 2/26, Excel interprets this as a date, stores the date value in the cell and then changes the cell formatting to a custom cell formatting of d-mmm, so my date gets displayed in the cell as 26-Feb. Can Excel add a feature to always display the system date - in my case 2/27/2022? Or maybe make it a workbook setting so that dates can be consistent throughout the document?

 

Here are some examples;

type: 2/27 displays: 27-Feb

type: 2/27/22 displays: 2/27/2022

type: 2/27/2022 displays: 2/27/2022

type: 02/27/2022 displays: 2/27/2022

type: 2-27-22 displays: 2/27/2022

type: 27 feb displays: 27-Feb

type: 27 February 2022 displays: 27-Feb-22

type: February 27, 2022 displays: 27-Feb-22

type: Sunday, February 27, 2022 (not treated as a date)

1 Reply

@kaycoder 

This is not the best place for feature requests. Please submit it from within Excel, using File > Feedback > I Have a Suggestion.