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Default How do you convert an uncoded date (e.g., 20080304) to a date form

=--TEXT(LEFT(A1,8),"0000\/00\/00")

format cell as mm/dd/yy


"tenorofchange" wrote:

After importing credit card info from my bank, all I see is
"20080320120000[0:GMT]". I want that to read 03/20/08. How in the world can
I do that efficiently? Please help!

Thank you,
Eric