If numbers keep changing to dates automatically in Excel or if Excel changes dates to random numbers then this post will help you fix the issue.

It's easy to change the date format in Microsoft Excel. You just need to use the "Date" drop-down menu, which gives you plenty of options.

Excel may return a serial number instead of a date; because it is stored thus in the backend. Learn how to convert Serial Number to Date.

Using Excel formulas, you can convert Julian dates to familiar Gregorian calendar format.

Microsoft announced an Excel update that lets users disable the automatic conversion of data into dates. Here's how to change the setting.