change date formatting in destination cell
I have a date cell that I want formatted "January 1, 2008"; I want to pull
that date into another cell to minimize error, but I want it to be formatted "1/01/08" because of space limitations. I can't figure out how to change the date format in my destination cell - is this even possible? Thanks, Melody -- Philippians 4:6 |
change date formatting in destination cell
You can use a formula like:
=a1 or =if(a1="","",a1) or =if(sheet1!a1="","",sheet1!a1) But then you'll want to format that receiving cell: Format|cells|Number tab Date (and choose one of the prebuilt formats) or use custom: m/d/yy or mm/dd/yy or whatever you want Melody wrote: I have a date cell that I want formatted "January 1, 2008"; I want to pull that date into another cell to minimize error, but I want it to be formatted "1/01/08" because of space limitations. I can't figure out how to change the date format in my destination cell - is this even possible? Thanks, Melody -- Philippians 4:6 -- Dave Peterson |
change date formatting in destination cell
FormatCellNumberDate or Custom
Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:49:01 -0800, Melody wrote: I have a date cell that I want formatted "January 1, 2008"; I want to pull that date into another cell to minimize error, but I want it to be formatted "1/01/08" because of space limitations. I can't figure out how to change the date format in my destination cell - is this even possible? Thanks, Melody |
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