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From: vanover@bcsaic.UUCP (Jann VanOver)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Date Strings in Excel?
Message-ID: <45814@bcsaic.UUCP>
Date: 23 Apr 91 16:37:42 GMT
References: <6224@crystal9.UUCP> <6240@crystal9.UUCP>
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Organization: Boeing Computer Services AI Center, Seattle
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In article <6240@crystal9.UUCP> derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa) writes:
>derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa) writes:
>
>>I would like to be able to enter a date 
>>string of April 24, 1991 into an Excel
>>cell.  Unfortunately, Excel keeps converting
>>it to another format.
>
>This leads to my real question, how do you
>format a cell so that *ANY* information 
>entered into a cell is not altered in any
>way?
>-- 
Yes, John.

I think your original posting was close:
   ="April 24, 1991"
   ^

The equals sign is crucial.  It says "what follows is a formula that
needs to be evaluated".  Your "formula" is the string between the
quotes.  This will give you the string you want without it being
recognized (turned into) a date!

Have fun!
Jann E VanOver
vanover@atc.boeing.com