Y2K info for Microsoft Excel


There are several different versions of this software. To determine which version you are using:
  1. start the application
  2. click on the help menu
  3. select the "About..." option
Excel 98  -   this software is compliant. It stores the date as the number of days since January 1, 1901 and recognizes dates up to 12/31/9999. Excel displays dates according to the system short date setting - setting the short date format to use a four-digit year is recommended. Excel parses two-digit years in user entries as being in the range 1930 to 2029. Consistent use of four-digit years is highly recommended. For more information consult Microsoft's Y2K disclosure for Excel 98.
Excel 5.0  -   this software is compliant with minor issues because it may not handle two-digit years correctly in some situations. This problem can be avoided by consistently using four-digit years. Excel displays dates according to the system short date setting - setting the short date format to use a four-digit year is recommended. This version parses two-digit years in user entires as being in the range 1920 to 2019. For more information consult Microsoft's Y2K disclosure for Excel 5.0.

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