Cell formats change at random
Cells will not stay in the format set for a column. Date or Currency. The same happens for Excel and Google spreadsheets!
iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 18
Cells will not stay in the format set for a column. Date or Currency. The same happens for Excel and Google spreadsheets!
iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 18
If it is happening in all three app, it is probably something you are doing. If you format a cell a certain way but type something totally different into it, it will ignore the format. For example, if you format a cell as Date&Time then type $1.50 into the cell, it will ignore the Date&Time format because it cannot format $1.50 into a date and time. Same thing if a formula in the cell results in something incompatible with the specified format.
If it is happening in all three app, it is probably something you are doing. If you format a cell a certain way but type something totally different into it, it will ignore the format. For example, if you format a cell as Date&Time then type $1.50 into the cell, it will ignore the Date&Time format because it cannot format $1.50 into a date and time. Same thing if a formula in the cell results in something incompatible with the specified format.
Try selecting all the cells in the column (you can double-tap the column letter at the top to do that) and tapping the format "paintbrush". Under the Format tab tap the circled i to the right of Date & Time, then select the date format you want and scroll down to the time section and tap select 'None.'
That should apply a uniform format to your dates and not show the time. (Keep in mind that there is still a time there even if you don't display it).
If A50 still has an odd format then try double-tapping it, clearing out its contents, and reentering the date.
SG
Thank you for your reply but I’m not typing the wrong thing into the cell. I type in the correct text but probably 25% of the time the cell has changed format. Eg. time is added to date.
Can you post a screenshot?
SG
I pressed the today button for rows 48, 49 and 50 on column A. 48 and 49 are correct for the format set for column A, 50 isn’t.
Cell formats change at random