Auto correcting

auto correcting.
every time i do anything with regards to date it auto corrects to american format. how do i change to english.
also if i put a month in say April it will auto correct to 4/1/14 for example
any wizards out there to help
kind regards
james murphy

If the Format tool is not shown, click the Format icon (paintbrush) in the Toolbar and choose Cell. Select the cell or range of cells containing the date, then under Date Format and next to Date, choose January.
See the screenshots:
The date format (European or US) follows the system - wide selection in System Preferences > Language & Region.

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[Changes in Office 2013]
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc178954(en-us).aspx
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