ACC: Microsoft Excel Currency Displayed Incorrectly in Import Wizard

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Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Start Microsoft Excel. On Sheet1 of the new workbook, enter the following data:
   

         A1: $1.00
         A2: $2.00
         A3: $3.25
   						

2. Save the workbook as C:\My Documents\XLImport.xls, and then close it.
3. Start Microsoft Access, and open the sample database Northwind.mdb.
4. On the File menu, point to Get External Data, and then click Import.
5. In the Import dialog box, select Microsoft Excel from the Files Of Type list.
6. Locate the folder C:\My Documents, select the XLImport.xls file, and then click Import.

Note that the sample data in the Import Spreadsheet Wizard is not displayed as currency. The dollar signs, as well as the zeros to the right of the decimal place, are missing. However, if you click the Next button until you reach the fourth screen of the Import Spreadsheet Wizard, you see that the Data Type list, although disabled, does display Currency. Also, if you click Finish and open the resulting table, you see that the data has been imported correctly.