| Home |
| Search |
| Today's Posts |
|
|
|
#1
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
|
|||
|
|||
date in text format as a real date
I have a date that is in text format 12.01.08 (dd.mm.yy). However I
cant convert it to a real date which can be used for further operations. The format cell - date does not work... Thanks for your help |
|
#2
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
|
|||
|
|||
|
date in text format as a real date
Try
Select your date then data|text to columns Select fixed width Next Next Select date D/M/Y Finish Mike "Mortir" wrote: I have a date that is in text format 12.01.08 (dd.mm.yy). However I cant convert it to a real date which can be used for further operations. The format cell - date does not work... Thanks for your help |
|
#3
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
|
|||
|
|||
|
date in text format as a real date
DataText to ColumnsNextNextColumn Data FormatDateDMY and Finish.
Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:26:06 -0800 (PST), Mortir wrote: I have a date that is in text format 12.01.08 (dd.mm.yy). However I cant convert it to a real date which can be used for further operations. The format cell - date does not work... Thanks for your help |
| Reply |
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Forum | |||
| how do i change text format date to date (i.e., mm/yy to mm/dd/yyy | Excel Discussion (Misc queries) | |||
| Convert date from text format to date format | Excel Discussion (Misc queries) | |||
| Convert date + time text format to date format | Excel Worksheet Functions | |||
| Concatenating a Text and a Date without losing orginal Date Format | Excel Discussion (Misc queries) | |||
| Help: How do I convert a text date into a real date format | Excel Worksheet Functions | |||
Hybrid Mode
