Reformat date in column

roof16

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Hi,
I have a large number of transactions and the column for the date has the format incorrect and I am unable to change it to the proper format even using the custom formatting.
Below is a paste for an example. The sheet feels the first two digits are the year, in actuality it is the day.
I need this formatted properly as I need to sort the 700 odd lines by date.

Any suggestions is appreciated.

Thanks

02-SEP-19
28-MAR-19
21-FEB-19
08-AUG-19
03-JAN-19
01-APR-19
01-NOV-19
11-MAR-19
23-OCT-19
 

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Select the column then goto to Text To Columns on the data tab, Delimied > Next > Uncheck all boxes > Next > Select DMY from the date drop down > Finish.
 
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Select the column then goto to Text To Columns on the data tab, Delimied > Next > Uncheck all boxes > Next > Select DMY from the date drop down > Finish.

Thank you! That did it, after searching google for days...
 
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You're welcome & thanks for the feedback.
 
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