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| <topic id="textscalcguideyear2000xml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> |
| <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">19xx/20xx Years</title> |
| <filename>/text/scalc/guide/year2000.xhp</filename> |
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| <created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created> |
| <lastedited date="2004-09-27T11:53:17">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited> |
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| <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3150439"><bookmark_value>years; 2-digits</bookmark_value> |
| <bookmark_value>dates; 19xx/20xx</bookmark_value> |
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| <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150439" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="18"><variable id="year2000"><link href="text/scalc/guide/year2000.xhp" name="19xx/20xx Years">19xx/20xx Years</link> |
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| <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151116" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="17">The year in a date entry is often entered as two digits. Internally, the year is managed by $[officename] as four digits, so that in the calculation of the difference from 1/1/99 to 1/1/01, the result will correctly be two years.</paragraph> |
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| <paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154011" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="19">Under <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - $[officename] - General</emph> you can define the century that is used when you enter a year with only two digits. The default is 1930 to 2029.</paragraph> |
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| <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150010" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="20">This means that if you enter a date of 1/1/30 or higher, it will be treated internally as 1/1/1930 or higher. All lower two-digit years apply to the 20xx century. So, for example, 1/1/20 is converted into 1/1/2020.</paragraph> |
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