"CEckels" wrote:
I'mnot sure if its a formatting error on his end, or if that is how he
actually entered the data.

Of course, you should determine that first. Select a cell, right-click and
click Format Number. If you see a Custom format of the form "myy", select
the entire column of dates, right-click and click Format Number, then
select Custom format and enter "mmm yyyy" without the quotes.

Otherwise....


Is there any way to convert the whole column so i dont' have to manually
change them?

One way.... In a parallel column, enter the following formula and copy down
as needed:

=datevalue(left(A1,len(A1)-2) & "/1/" & right(A1,2))

assuming the first bogus date (e.g. 586) is in A1. Then select the new
column of dates and press ctrl-C to copy. Then select the original column
of dates, right-click and click Paste Special Value OK. You can now
delete the new column of dates.

PS: One way to select a large range of cells is to enter the range in the
Name Box in the upper left corner above the worksheet.


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"CEckels" wrote in message
...
I have a huge spreadsheet where all the dates in the date column are listed
as myy. For example "586" should be May 1986, and "801" should be August
2001.

Is there any way to convert the whole column so i dont' have to manually
change them?

If it helps, the file was an Access file my client burned toa CD. I
opened
it on another computer and this was how the column appeared, so I'mnot
sure
if its a formatting error on his end, or if that is how he actually
entered
the data.

Thanks