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[pintxo]

a) You write "1/2" and Excel replaces it with "01. Feb" by default if using de-DE as Locale (just checked it) [This auto replacement is also the basis of the linked article]

b) There is no "." on the num-pad for German keyboard layouts, they have a "," the German decimal separator.

[FrojoS → pintxo]

Damn, you‘re right about the comma on German num blocks. I’ve avoided anything but US Keyboards for over a decade. Local keyboards are just another pain, like OS wide locals.

[stjohnswarts → pintxo]

If you write 1/2 just put a ' in front of it.

[pintxo → stjohnswarts]

Not if I want it to be converted to a date ;-)