![]() There are a number of things in this formula: double negation, MID Function, Ampersand Operator, and RIGHT Function that combine easily, once you know how the individual parts work. Oh, and then copy the formula down by selecting cell B2 and double clicking the fill handle. I then change the formatting by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+1 to bring up the Format Cells dialog box, click the Number tab, select Date (leaving the default short date format), and then click OK. Which leaves a numeric date serial number. Given the text string Date below in cell A2, what I normally do is enter a single formula, then change the cell formatting. The VALUE Function in Excel – Converting Text Dates.CONCATENATE Function or Ampersand Operator in Excel.Then the date cells has been converted to serial numbers. In the Format Cells dialog, under Number tab, select General from the Category list. Select the date cells, and right click to display context menu, select Format Cells. To convert date to serial number, you can change the cell format to general. In previous posts I’ve been going through some formulas designed to extract and convert a text string Date, to a Date serial number. Convert date to serial number with Format Cells.
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