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Lyn14
Explorer | Level 4
9 months ago

Date of file changes from UK to USA version when added to Dropbox

I have produced a spreadsheet, but when its put into dropbox the dates changed from UK to USA version.  Is there away to stop this Thanks inadvance
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    Nancy
    9 months ago

    Thanks for the screenshot, Lyn14! From your screenshot, it looks like you’re previewing the file on the Dropbox website. 

     

    Can you please click on the “Open in” button above the preview, and open your file with Excel for the web instead? Do you still see the dates in the US format then?

     

    If yes, do you see any option to switch to the UK format instead?

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Lyn14
Explorer | Level 4
9 months ago

Thank you for your reply.  I had not realised there was a format date in the dropbox but having checked it was the UK format.

So not sure what to do.

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    Hannah
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    9 months ago

    Hey Lyn14, would you mind sending us a screenshot of where you're seeing this?

     

    Also, how are you adding the file to Dropbox?

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      Lyn14
      Explorer | Level 4
      9 months ago

      Hi

      I download the dropbox file to my computer to add information then I upload to the relevant folder on dropbox

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        Hannah
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        9 months ago

        Thanks for the screenshots, Lyn14.

         

        So, are you opening the file locally on your computer to edit it?

         

        How does the file appear when you're previewing it on dropbox.com, does it have the correct date format there?

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