Excel date formats

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Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

Juts go to format > cell, and click on "number." If you select "date," it'll offer you a wide variety of options, so that no matter what format of date you type in, it'll automatically format it to your desired arrangement.

You'd think that....but that only works for my first case, going from a numbers-only date format to any other date format. Doesn't work the other way around.

Hmm, check that. It seems to be working in a new blank document, but not in the document I need it to be working in. Grumble