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how to change a column of numbers to a date like
2411 to 24/11/05
3011 to 30/11/05
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The formula is -

=value(left(a2,2)&"/"&right(a2,2)&"/2005")

in a cell that has been formatted to dd/mm/yyyy

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Hiya Abe,

Format
Style
Modify
Date

Then select the style you want

Hope that helps :)
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That doesn't work for 1-digit days.

=DATE(2005,MOD(A1,100),INT(A1/100))

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The formula is -

=value(left(a2,2)&"/"&right(a2,2)&"/2005")

in a cell that has been formatted to dd/mm/yyyy

Regards.

Bill Ridgeway
Computer Solutions

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how to change a column of numbers to a date like
2411 to 24/11/05
3011 to 30/11/05





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