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The setting only applies when you enter or edit a value. It doesn't convert values which are already stored in a cell.



Yeah... a slow burn that is difficult to notice until it's too late.


Excel is not designed to waste the time of frequent, experienced users while hand-holding casual users. It's designed to make power users very fast and accurate while possibly confusing casual and new users.




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