How do I add Text function in the formula?

srizki

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In F2 I have =IF(ISODD(ROW()),"",E3
E3 had the date, so it brings the date in numbers like 43466 instead of 01/01/2019
how do I add "MM/DD/YY" in the formula? I can format the column as Date, but I need to learn how to add this into the formula.

Thanks
 
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Excel Facts

Using Function Arguments with nested formulas
If writing INDEX in Func. Arguments, type MATCH(. Use the mouse to click inside MATCH in the formula bar. Dialog switches to MATCH.
You could just format the cell to a date format.
Otherwise, replace E3 in your formula with TEXT(E3,"mm/dd/yy").
Note the difference is that the TEXT function will return a Text value, not a date value. So if you need to do any math or sorting on the results, that could be a problem.
 
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Thank you to both of you, I was adding "& before the TEXT.
=IF(ISODD(ROW()),"","&TEXT(E3,"mm/dd/yyyy")

thanks again.
 
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