I need to reference a date cell in another sheet in my workbook. I select
the cell that needs to display the referenced content. Then in the formula
bar I type = . Then I move to the sheet containing the cell I want to
reference. I select this cell and then click the green checkmark next to the
formula bar. The desired date value now shows up in my display cell in the
correct format. But I need to add text to this cell. Now my display date
loses its format and becomes a plane number.

Here is my reference =Sheet1!B15

Here is what I want to do = "(" & Sheet1!B15 & ")"

I also tried surrounding the reference with $

=Sheet1!$B$15

This did not help. As soon as I add text I get this:
(39752)

Is there a way to retain the date format for what I want to do? How to do
this?

Thanks,
Rich