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Help! Do you use a non-US-English version of Excel?

If so, now is your chance to help out the wider Excel community with some feedback.

The Excel versions used around the world essentially have the same core but there are differences evident when used with languages other than its native US-English. Even changes to the Windows regional settings cafn have an impact.

These differences complicate the development of Excel applications, particularly when there is uncertainty about the end user’s regional and language settings.

How You Can Help

Kris, Roberto and Gabor of renowned Excel blog E90E50 have launched a project to collect and publish a list of regional settings used in different language Excel versions.

Click here to find out how you can help. I sent mine in for Australia. The whole process only took a few minutes.

Here’s a snap shot of the versions that are still missing. Is yours one of them?

Excel International Settings

Excel International Settings

Click here for the latest list of missing versions.

Excel Same Same but Different

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AUTHOR Mynda Treacy Co-Founder / Owner at My Online Training Hub

CIMA qualified Accountant with over 25 years experience in roles such as Global IT Financial Controller for investment banking firms Barclays Capital and NatWest Markets.

Mynda has been awarded Microsoft MVP status every year since 2014 for her expertise and contributions to educating people about Microsoft Excel.

Mynda teaches several courses here at MOTH including Excel Expert, Excel Dashboards, Power BI, Power Query and Power Pivot.

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