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martin0642
 
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Hi there - I think this is the same problem I had a while ago. THis
solves it:
This is the formula which reformats into date and puts the dd/mm/yyyy
the correct way...

=DATE(MID(C3,1,4),MID(C3,5,2),MID(C3,7,2))


The "C" values refer to the cell address so obviously you will need to
change them to accomodate the first cell you are trying to change to
whatever column you actually have your dates in.

Also, when you have done the first cell - click and hold the bottom
right corner of the cell and drag down to autofill all other cells with
the formula. Once you have done this - don't forget to copy the entire
column and then "paste special" "Values" back into the column -
otherwise you just have formulas in there and as soon as you start
manipulating it it goes screwy!

Hope this helps.


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