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From: מיכאל (מיקי) אבידן on 4 Apr 2010 07:22
I have no intention to challenge Billns's, or any others assumption all I had
in mine is the lack of possibility to run calculations with your solution.
I also prefer the ALL YEARS Workbook_Change solution suggested by [Toms
wasn't there when I first responsed].
I can assure you that I face a lot of questions where the OP writes 2009 and
after getting solutions) that are directed to meet only the year 2009 he
returns to ask "...and what if I want it to be applied to another year".
This is what I, usually, try [maybe not always successfully] to avoid] and
therefor try to present as general solution that I can think of except for
cases where the OP makes it very clear that he is looking for a specific
solution.
Hope I made myself clear.
Micky


"Joe User" wrote:

> "מיכאל (מיקי) אבידן" <micky-a*at*tapuz.co.il> wrote:
> > This might solve the typing and "appearance" but produce woeful results,
> > if he needs to run any calculations on those "dates"
>
> My comments make the same assumption that Billns makes, namely: "if the
> dates are __all__ last year". Since neither 2009 nor 2010 is a leap year, I
> believe, as Billns's does, that date calculations will have the same result
> regardless of which year is actually used.
>
> If your point is to challenge Billns's assumption, that's fine. But he did
> say "if". It is up to JCarlos (and others) to read the comments carefully.
>
> That said, I would prefer the Workbook_Change solution suggested by Don and
> Tom. It is the more general solution for __all__ years.
>
>
> ----- original message -----
>
> "מיכאל (מיקי) אבידן" <micky-a*at*tapuz.co.il> wrote in message
> news:CA88880A-9769-4552-83D5-D80118BB8BB8(a)microsoft.com...
> > This might solve the typing and "appearance" but produce woeful results,
> > if
> > he needs to run any calculations on those "dates" - and he didn't
> > emphasize
> > that he do not...
> > Micky
> >
> >
> > "Joe User" wrote:
> >
> >> "Billns" <billns(a)nsverizon.net> wrote:
> >> > If the dates are all last year, why do you even need to display the
> >> > year or care which one it really is? Format the column as mm/dd.
> >>
> >> Or if JCarlos would like the date to __appear__ as 2009, enter dates in
> >> the
> >> form mm/dd, but use the Custom format mm/dd/"09" or something like that.
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- original message -----
> >>
> >> "Billns" <billns(a)nsverizon.net> wrote in message
> >> news:%237u1fH10KHA.220(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >> > On 4/3/2010 9:39 AM, JCarlosJr wrote:
> >> >> Hi gang,
> >> >>
> >> >> Its tax time and I'm trying to enter my expenses ito EXCEL for last
> >> >> year
> >> >> (don't even remind me I should do this as the year progresses).
> >> >>
> >> >> Anyway, for speed of entry I would like to enter just mm/dd. Excel
> >> >> will
> >> >> complete the year for me as 2010.
> >> >>
> >> >> I could change the system date, but this has bad reprocussions,
> >> >> especaill
> >> >> when multi-tasking.
> >> >>
> >> >> I could create a column which subtracts 365 from my entry column and
> >> >> then
> >> >> paste values from my "dummy" column into my entry column.
> >> >>
> >> >> BUT, does anyone have a better suggestion to force dates entered on a
> >> >> specific book, sheet, or even colum to s different default year than
> >> >> the
> >> >> system date year?
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > If the dates are all last year, why do you even need to display the
> >> > year
> >> > or care which one it really is? Format the column as mm/dd.
> >> >
> >> > Bill
> >>
> >> .
> >>
>
> .
>
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