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I have exported a report from my payroll software that gave me a 12 digit
serial number (not text) and that number is supposed to represent hire date,
for example: 3344630400

How do I change this 10 digit number to read mm/dd/yyyy.

I have tried all I know please help

Someone told me that I had to divide this number by 864,000 + 2, but I have
4000+ cells that need to be updated and I know there has to be a faster way.

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  1. Select the cell where you want to display the date.
  2. Type the formula =DATE(1900,1,1)+A1/86400 into the formula bar, where A1 is the cell containing the serial number.
  3. Press Enter on your keyboard.

To apply this formula to multiple cells, you can use the Fill Handle. Here's how:
  1. Select the cell containing the formula.
  2. Hover your mouse over the bottom right corner of the cell until it turns into a small black cross.
  3. Click and drag the cross down to the cells where you want to apply the formula.
  4. Release the mouse button.

The formula should now be applied to all the selected cells, and the dates should be displayed in the format mm/dd/yyyy.
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It will help if you know what date is represented by 3344630400. I am
thinking that it might be a serial date AND TIME but with the decimal point
omitted but it is difficult to say what it is without knowing what it
represents.

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I have exported a report from my payroll software that gave me a 12 digit
serial number (not text) and that number is supposed to represent hire date,
for example: 3344630400

How do I change this 10 digit number to read mm/dd/yyyy.

I have tried all I know please help

Someone told me that I had to divide this number by 864,000 + 2, but I have
4000+ cells that need to be updated and I know there has to be a faster way.

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33446304 devided by 864,000 (aqs in thousands) +2 does not result in a number
that would represent a modern day date. If you change that to 864, and
format the result as date, you will get 27/12/2005. Now if this date is
correct, you are halfway there. Insert a formula in a vacant cell Say C1,
next to the cell containing the number, say B1 and insert the formula
=(B1/864)+2. Copy down as far as required. Format this column as date, copy
the column, paste it special in place as values, and you have your dates.

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I have exported a report from my payroll software that gave me a 12 digit
serial number (not text) and that number is supposed to represent hire date,
for example: 3344630400

How do I change this 10 digit number to read mm/dd/yyyy.

I have tried all I know please help

Someone told me that I had to divide this number by 864,000 + 2, but I have
4000+ cells that need to be updated and I know there has to be a faster way.

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3344630400

If that's a Unix date stamp:

=DATE(1970,1,1)+A1/86400

Returns as a formatted date: 12/27/2075 (m/d/y)

If it's an Excel based date stamp:

=A1/86400

Returns as a formatted date: 12/25/2005 (m/d/y)

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I have exported a report from my payroll software that gave me a 12 digit
serial number (not text) and that number is supposed to represent hire
date,
for example: 3344630400

How do I change this 10 digit number to read mm/dd/yyyy.

I have tried all I know please help

Someone told me that I had to divide this number by 864,000 + 2, but I
have
4000+ cells that need to be updated and I know there has to be a faster
way.





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Hi,

1. Enter 864 in a cell
2. Copy the cell
3. Select all the cells with the serial number
4. Choose Edit, Paste Special, Divide

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Cheers,
Shane Devenshire


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I have exported a report from my payroll software that gave me a 12 digit
serial number (not text) and that number is supposed to represent hire date,
for example: 3344630400

How do I change this 10 digit number to read mm/dd/yyyy.

I have tried all I know please help

Someone told me that I had to divide this number by 864,000 + 2, but I have
4000+ cells that need to be updated and I know there has to be a faster way.

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Rather than 864, do you mean 86400, Shane ?
86400 is 24 * 60 * 60, so is the number of seconds in a day.
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Hi,

1. Enter 864 in a cell
2. Copy the cell
3. Select all the cells with the serial number
4. Choose Edit, Paste Special, Divide

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If this helps, please click the Yes button

Cheers,
Shane Devenshire


"Reenee" wrote:

I have exported a report from my payroll software that gave me a 12 digit
serial number (not text) and that number is supposed to represent hire
date,
for example: 3344630400

How do I change this 10 digit number to read mm/dd/yyyy.

I have tried all I know please help

Someone told me that I had to divide this number by 864,000 + 2, but I
have
4000+ cells that need to be updated and I know there has to be a faster
way.



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You are a genious this did it and thank you so much, you saved me!!!

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33446304 devided by 864,000 (aqs in thousands) +2 does not result in a number
that would represent a modern day date. If you change that to 864, and
format the result as date, you will get 27/12/2005. Now if this date is
correct, you are halfway there. Insert a formula in a vacant cell Say C1,
next to the cell containing the number, say B1 and insert the formula
=(B1/864)+2. Copy down as far as required. Format this column as date, copy
the column, paste it special in place as values, and you have your dates.

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Hth

Kassie Kasselman
Change xxx to hotmail


"Reenee" wrote:

I have exported a report from my payroll software that gave me a 12 digit
serial number (not text) and that number is supposed to represent hire date,
for example: 3344630400

How do I change this 10 digit number to read mm/dd/yyyy.

I have tried all I know please help

Someone told me that I had to divide this number by 864,000 + 2, but I have
4000+ cells that need to be updated and I know there has to be a faster way.

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