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Peo Sjoblom
 
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Default text to date..!!

Hi Roger,

that would work if the OP is using UK regional settings but not if he uses
US since it will return a value error


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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom


"Roger Govier" wrote in message
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Hi

One way, with your date in A1, enter in B1
=--A1
FormatCellsNumberCustom dd=mmm-yyyy

Regards

Roger Govier


via135 wrote:
sorry! a small correction!

if i am having a date in a cell as 30/11/2005 but formatted in text,
what's the procedure to change the same to date format as
"30-Nov-2005"?

thks & regds!

via135






via135 Wrote:

if i am having a date in a cell as 30/11/2005 but formatted in text,
what's the procedure to change the same to date format as
"30-Mar-2005"?

thks & regds!

via135