Re: Help needed Converting a text date to numnerical date
It depends if it's recognised as a date or whether it's text. Three options:
1. If the cell is a recognised date, highlight the cell, press Ctrl+1 and select a Custom Number format - use "dd/mm/yyyy"
2. If the cell is recognised as text, use a formula e.g.:
Code:
=DATEVALUE(A1)
You can then use Ctrl+1 on the new cell to set the right date format.
3. If you want the output as text (and not a date) then you could use:
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