Is the cell already populated? I'm thinking yes. The current entry is not a date, Try retyping after format. There is a date format like you want, no need to custom format. Lou
> Hi, > I'm trying to format a cell to enter the date i.e. 6/12/06 dd/mm/yy > but when I format it custom dd/mm/yy it shows up as 11/03/40? > > -Rich