To get rid of the problem, all you have to do is convert dates stored as text into dates. Launch Microsoft Excel 2010 and open the spreadsheet you want to edit.

For example, "2012" entered into a date-formatted cell becomes July 5, 1909 in Excel for the Mac and July 4, 1905, under Windows. That's because the Excel for the Mac treats January 2, 1904, as ...

Microsoft Excel has a feature that allows you to convert a number into a date, which is quite simple to do. This tutorial explains the steps to convert a number into a date format in Excel.

A new setting in Excel gives users control over the automatic data conversion feature that forced scientists to rework symbols representing human genes. by Wes Davis Oct 21, 2023, 8:16 PM UTC ...

If you don’t apply a fraction format to a cell before you enter a fraction into it, Excel will convert the fraction into a date. For example, if you enter 1/50 into a cell, Excel will convert it ...