Numbers is inserting the wrong date/time into my spreadsheet
Hi there,
I have a problem with one of my spreadsheets where when I use the Table > Insert Current Time function, it seems to insert the current time in a different time zone than where I am.
I have been using this spreadsheet for a few years to track when I take some regular medical doses. Since the beginning, I have used the auto insert function in Numbers (Table > Insert Current Time) to automatically insert the current date & time. I recently came back from a trip where I was in a different country/time zone for a few weeks. Ever since returning from that trip, now when I use that function in Numbers the date/time that is inserted seems to be the date and time that it would currently be in that location that I travelled to, not the country/location of where I am now.
Here are some of the many steps I've taken to try and troubleshoot the issue:
- I have checked and double-checked my Mac time zone, and that has correctly updated back to my home time zone.
- I've updated the time zone, turned off the automatic time zone and set it manually and then turned the auto time zone back on.
- I have checked the File > Advanced > Language & Region setting in Numbers and that is also set to the correct regional settings.
- I tried creating a new spreadsheet and using the same insert function, and in that spreadsheet it did insert the current date/time in my current location/time zone.
- I tried editing this spreadsheet on my iPhone and found that using the insert function from that device also inserts the time in the wrong time zone. But when I do the same function on a new spreadsheet on that iOS device, the date and time inserted is correct.
- I tried adding a new column in the affected spreadsheet and formatting that as a Date & Time column and then using the same insert function, and again it inserts the date & time that it would be in the country that I travelled to.
With all of that in mind, I have concluded that this is an issue isolated to this specific spreadsheet, not this device. Any ideas for how to resolve this? Is there a time zone setting for the spreadsheet/document/column that I can adjust?
Thanks!
MacBook Pro (2017 – 2020)