On 22 Dec 2007 at 12:11, Troll/Idiot wrote: > Johnny Rosenberg wrote: > > 2007/12/18, Phyllis Corella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> I am having a problem with the date cell. When I enter 10-13-2007 it > >> automatically puts in 13-10-2007. Now, since I am not in Europe I would > >> like to be able to have the format that is used in the United States be the > >> one that I want. I tried your help index, but I did not see it there. Can > >> you walk me through it? thanks. > >> > >> Phyllis Corella > >> > > > > Hm... what's wrong with the international ISO8601 date format? 2007-10-13. > > By the way, that's my birthday... > > > > J.R. > > > I prefer dates in that format or something similar (071013) since they > make files sort in a convenient order, but some people seem to find them > almost incomprehensible. It's like you're asking them to look for the > morning sun in the west.
I agree. But maybe the OP should check the locale setting? Tools|Options|Language settings|languages|Locale and picking English-US seems to do what's wanted. 10/13/2007 appears as "Saturday, October 13, 2007" when I set to en-US. With en-GB, it's odd entering the illegal date - the cell contains 10/13/2007, yet the entry area above the spreadsheet switches to 13/10/2007 when I hit enter. -- http://www.scottsonline.org.uk lists incoming sites blocked because of spam [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Scott, Harlow, Essex, England --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
