formmat column for date

nikko50

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Stupid question but when I format a column for a date and I type "031411" in the cell it comes up "12/30/85". What am I doing wrong?
 

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Hi,

It's because 31411 is the code for 12/30/85. Try typing it in with /'s.
 
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