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Making a spreadsheet display numbers, not random dates

Q: My wife keeps a spreadsheet for our finances. Now, when she types in an amount (£4492, for example), the computer translates the entry into a random date (30/9/1911, for example). Where has she gone wrong? A: The solution depends on the brand of spreadsheet she’s using. But it sounds like she’s accidentally formatted that […]