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Hello,
I am trying to find a way to have Numbers autoformat selected cells after typing in a date.
Example: I typed January 16th, 2012 into one cell. I want to now select every cell under it and have future calendar dates appear automatically, without having to manually type in "January 17th, January 18th, ... etc."
Any help is appreciated. Thank you!
- Daniel Garcia

Hi Daniel,
"January 16th, 2012" will not be recognized as a "date" by Numbers. It's seen as a text string, ending with a number. The number (2012) will increment by 1 for each row as you fill it down, using the Fill Control handle.
Enter January 16, 2012 (or just 'jan 16' —without the quotes) and Numbers will recognize that this is a date (in the current year if you have not included the year).
Open the Inspector and click the Cell Format button (42) to choose the Date and Time format you want to see. After you've chosen the format, grab the Fill Control handle (smalll circle at the bottom right corner of the selected cell) and drag down to fill the column.
Dates will increment by one day for each row.
Regards,
Barry

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