Convert Text Entry to Date Format
 

Hello

We were sent a large spreadsheet with hundreds of dates entered as text in
this format: 04151985. Each entry has the green triangle in the upper left
corner of the cells designating the data as text.

We need to change the format to 04/15/1985.

I have tried DateValue with no luck. I get a "#value" error

I have also tried converting the text to a number first and then formating
as a date using "format/cells" but I only get a string of pound signs ####.

Please help.

Thanks
Art

Convert Text Entry to Date Format
 

Sorry, I just read some of the archived postings and figured out the
solution. "Data/Text to Columns" worked perfectly.

cheers


"User" wrote:

Hello

We were sent a large spreadsheet with hundreds of dates entered as text in
this format: 04151985. Each entry has the green triangle in the upper left
corner of the cells designating the data as text.

We need to change the format to 04/15/1985.

I have tried DateValue with no luck. I get a "#value" error

I have also tried converting the text to a number first and then formating
as a date using "format/cells" but I only get a string of pound signs ####.

Please help.

Thanks
Art