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Excel Date Picker
Hello , I would like to add date picker on an excel sheet. The goal is to create an excel file and have this sent to users to fill in. When filling the excel, and click on the start date, a cal...
MVPromise ,,,
To get the Date Picker do the following:
- Hit the Developer Tab , find & click Design, and next to it is Insert.
- From Control at Right bottom find More Control.
- Find Microsoft Date & Time Picker Control, version 6.
- Select it & finish with Ok.
- Now Insert the Date Picker on Sheet.
- Right click it, & hit properties.
- Find, Linked Cell and insert cell reference in which you want to store Date.
- Return to Developer Tab,, click the Design to deactivate it.
Now click the button on Date picker, Excel will pop up the Calendar, select the Date.
Note,, if you want to use much better calendar control then you need to use VBA Macro.
Rajesh_Sinha Aware that this is way after your initial inquiry, but I recently noticed that the exact functionality you are looking for is now available in Excel Online. By simply setting the cell number format to Date (any Date format, including custom ones, works) the person entering the date into the cell is prompted with a calendar date picker.
