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    convert text to date

    hey all,

    i have in column B long list of month as text

    March
    February
    November

    is there an easy way to convert to it to "month" so i can sort it out

    thanks

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    Re: convert text to date

    Try

    in B1

    =MONTH(A1&0)

    where A1 is text month e.g. March
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    Re: convert text to date

    thank you
    worked fine

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