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How come I need to enter a cell in order for the formatting to apply correctly???
I am pulling data from a database into Excel. I have a column with
over 1000 rows with dates in Excel numerical format. However, in order to get them to be viewed as the dates after formatting the column, I have to go into each cell (either double clicking into the cell or just hitting F2) and then hit enter for it to be able to show the date. How can I get this information to show up correctly the first time without having to go into each individual cell (all 1000 of them)??? |
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How come I need to enter a cell in order for the formatting to apply correctly???
Probably came in as Text format.
Select the column and DataText to ColumnsNextNextColumn Data FormatDate. Select a format from the Date dialog box and Finish. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On 17 Oct 2006 10:46:57 -0700, wrote: I am pulling data from a database into Excel. I have a column with over 1000 rows with dates in Excel numerical format. However, in order to get them to be viewed as the dates after formatting the column, I have to go into each cell (either double clicking into the cell or just hitting F2) and then hit enter for it to be able to show the date. How can I get this information to show up correctly the first time without having to go into each individual cell (all 1000 of them)??? |
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