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Default Expanding Data into multiple columns

Hi.

select the column then
Data|Text to columns
Delimited
Next
Put / in the 'Other' box
Finish

Mike
"Leen" wrote:

Hi
I have a large column containing dates is this format

08/12/2008

I want to put the month in it's own column, the day and the year. Basically
split them up into 3 columns.

I have no idea how to go about it.
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Thank You
Leen