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    Changing a text to a date

    Hi there, I did a search and tried a few things on my own prior to posting.

    I would like to convert a text field that represents a date. This comes from a system report and I need it into a date format.

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    Re: Changing a text to a date

    -Select the range

    -Activate "Text to Columns" in "Data" tab

    -Cick "Next" button, and click "Next" button again

    -Choose your date format as shown in the image below

    -Click "Finish"
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    Re: Changing a text to a date

    thank you very much, it worked and I assumed it was a very simple solution.

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    Re: Changing a text to a date

    You're welcome...

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