How can I get Numbers 3.2 to recognise 1e-5 as scientific notation?

I just changed from Numbers '09 (2.3) to Number 3.2 on Mavericks (OS X 10.9.3) and the new version doesn't seem to recognise "e" or "E" as scientific notation. When I set the cell format to scientific and type "0.0015", Numbers returns "1.5×10^-03". I would however prefer to obtain "1.5e-3". And vice versa: if, after setting the cell format to scientific, I type "1.5e-3", it automatically formats the cell as text and I can't get it to recognise it as scientific notation. With "E" instead of "e", the problem is exactly the same. Does anyone know how I can change this setting? I already tried to search for an answer to my question, but couldn't find anything...

if, after setting the cell format to scientific, I type "1.5e-3", it automatically formats the cell as text and I can't get it to recognise it as scientific notation.
I can't duplicate the problem here, either when the cells are formatted as Automatic or as Scientific:
When you type 1.5e-3 are you making sure not to enter a space after the e? (When I type a space the cell automatically formats as Text.)
SG

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> I would like to read a text file in which the decimal numbers are
> using dots instead of commas. Is there a way of converting this in
> labVIEW, or how can I get the program to enterpret the figures in the
> correct way?
>
> The program doest enterpret my figures from the text file in the
> correct way since the numbers contain dots instea
d of commas. Is there
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