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Default Convert 1208 to 12/2008 date

=DATE(2000+RIGHT(A1,2),LEFT(A1,LEN(A1)-2),1)
and format m/yy
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Gary''s Student - gsnu200818


"Gemi" wrote:

I have a file that stored dates by month /year. Is there a formula to chagne
the numbers to dates? I tried in format cells but it does not work. I need
1208 to read as 12/2008 and 408 to read as 4/08. Thanks for your help!

Lee