Or shorter,
="text "&Text(a1,"mm/dd/yyyy")

Regards,
Fred


"cm" wrote in message
...
switch places with the day and month:

="text "&MONTH(A1)&"/"&DAY(A1)&"/"&YEAR(A1)

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hope to help,
cm


"lightbulb" wrote:

This is close....for example my date is 05/01/2010, and after the
formula, it
reads 1/5/2010....further help?


"cm" wrote:

assuming your date is in cell A1:

="heading text "&DAY(A1)&"/"&MONTH(A1)&"/"&YEAR(A1)
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hope to help,
cm


"lightbulb" wrote:

using a formula, I am combining a column heading and the date in that
row, so
that the cell will read "Column Heading Date", but the date is
showing as a
number rather than a date. I want the cell to contain both txt
(column
heading), and a date. How do I format it to do so?