Autofilter date question

laserluv · May 1st, 2002, 05:33 PM

I am trying to autofilter dates with "/". I can't seem to find a way to filter a column with both dates and numbers to clear one set out. Any suggestions? I tried "contains /" and "does not contains /" - symbols baffle me.

Thanks.
Laser

zacemmel · May 1st, 2002, 05:40 PM

Dates in Excel are serial numbers. So, when you are looking for "/," you are looking for something that doesn't really exist. To see the actual value of the date, format the cell to General and you will see exactly what I am talking about.

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May 1st, 2002, 05:33 PM	#1
laserluv New Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 11	I am trying to autofilter dates with "/". I can't seem to find a way to filter a column with both dates and numbers to clear one set out. Any suggestions? I tried "contains /" and "does not contains /" - symbols baffle me. Thanks. Laser

May 1st, 2002, 05:40 PM	#2
zacemmel Board Regular Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Redmond, WA Posts: 636	Dates in Excel are serial numbers. So, when you are looking for "/," you are looking for something that doesn't really exist. To see the actual value of the date, format the cell to General and you will see exactly what I am talking about.