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i am trying to fill a column with dates in descending order



 
 
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Old January 16th, 2010, 03:33 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
zanc1one
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Default i am trying to fill a column with dates in descending order

i am trying to fill a column with dates in descending order from dec. 31,2010
to jan.1 2010 and i having a difficult time trying to accomplish this

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Old January 16th, 2010, 03:47 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
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Default i am trying to fill a column with dates in descending order

zanc1one,
First format the column the way that you want it (i.e. Date ,Type:
"14-Mar-01")
In the first cell say A2 put "31-Dec-10".
In the cell below it (A3) put "=A2 - 1"
It will change to 30-Dec-10
Then just copy cell A3 down until you get to "1-Jaan-10"
hth

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i am trying to fill a column with dates in descending order from dec. 31,2010
to jan.1 2010 and i having a difficult time trying to accomplish this

 




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