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Joe

Text to Numeric format
 
SORRY if this is duplicate.
I am importing dates from another application and they come in as text.
(unable to change that).
Now I want to change the format to dates. The format cell option does not
work. BUT if I press F2 on the cell and then enter, it changes it to a date
format. How can I do thsi without having to press F2 in each cell ?????????

Frank Kabel

Hi
try:
- copy an empty cell
- select your imported data
- Goto 'Edit - Paste Special' and choose 'Add'

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Regards
Frank Kabel
Frankfurt, Germany

"Joe" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
SORRY if this is duplicate.
I am importing dates from another application and they come in as

text.
(unable to change that).
Now I want to change the format to dates. The format cell option does

not
work. BUT if I press F2 on the cell and then enter, it changes it to

a date
format. How can I do thsi without having to press F2 in each cell

?????????



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