How do I change an 8 digit reversed date number into a date

K

Kassie

=DATE(LEFT(A1,4),MID(A1,5,2),RIGHT(A1,2)) will change it inot a date number,
which you can then format to show yyyy/mm/dd, or dd/mm/yyyy

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Kassie

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T

T. Valko

Try this...

Select the cell(s) you want to convert
Goto the menu Data>Text to Columns
Click Next twice
In step 3 of the wizard, under Column data format select Date
In the drop down select YMD
Finish
 
D

Dave Peterson

If you have a bunch of dates in a single column, you can:

Select that column
Data|Text to columns
Fixed width (don't include any lines!)
choose date and ymd
and finish up

Then format the range the way you like (dd/mm/yyyy).

If you have multiple columns you can use this technique on each of them.
 
R

Rick Rothstein

Assuming the date is in A1, use this formula in any other cell (B1 maybe)
and then Format that cell as a Date using dd/mm/yyyy...

=--TEXT(A1,"0000-00-00")
 
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