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How do I enter a date typing 040906 and have it appear 04/09/06? I
I would like to format a cell so that I can just type in the numbers in a
date and have the cell display the date with the forward slashes added automaticly! Example type in only 040906 and have Excel display 04/09/2006 in the cell. |
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How do I enter a date typing 040906 and have it appear 04/09/06? I
You cannot format a cell to do this.
Chip Pearson's site has event code that will look after the change as you enter the numbers. http://www.cpearson.com/excel/DateTimeEntry.htm Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 13:52:02 -0700, Stover wrote: I would like to format a cell so that I can just type in the numbers in a date and have the cell display the date with the forward slashes added automaticly! Example type in only 040906 and have Excel display 04/09/2006 in the cell. |
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How do I enter a date typing 040906 and have it appear 04/09/0
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Thank you very much for your quick response. I will not be frustrated now and accept the fact that I can't format the cells like I wanted. Stover "Gord Dibben" wrote: You cannot format a cell to do this. Chip Pearson's site has event code that will look after the change as you enter the numbers. http://www.cpearson.com/excel/DateTimeEntry.htm Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 13:52:02 -0700, Stover wrote: I would like to format a cell so that I can just type in the numbers in a date and have the cell display the date with the forward slashes added automaticly! Example type in only 040906 and have Excel display 04/09/2006 in the cell. |
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How do I enter a date typing 040906 and have it appear 04/09/0
What you can do is to enter the dates into a column in the format you
wish, and then in another column a formula can convert what you type into a proper date. At the end of data entry you can fix the values and use them to overwrite the value you typed in. Hope this helps. Pete Stover wrote: Gord Thank you very much for your quick response. I will not be frustrated now and accept the fact that I can't format the cells like I wanted. Stover "Gord Dibben" wrote: You cannot format a cell to do this. Chip Pearson's site has event code that will look after the change as you enter the numbers. http://www.cpearson.com/excel/DateTimeEntry.htm Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 13:52:02 -0700, Stover wrote: I would like to format a cell so that I can just type in the numbers in a date and have the cell display the date with the forward slashes added automaticly! Example type in only 040906 and have Excel display 04/09/2006 in the cell. |
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