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r_wallace
Jan 04, 2024Copper Contributor
Sorting and Formatting Dates Formula
Hi! I am pulling data from one sheet (Current Employees) in a workbook to a new sheet (Anniversaries). I want to sort a column of dates by month and day. The original data is in a m/d/yyyy format (ex...
r_wallace
Jan 04, 2024Copper Contributor
That works, but when I inserted a column, it changed the formatting for another column. It is a date in the original sheet (and it's being used for calculations in another column), but now, on the sheets where I am extracting the array, it shows the serial numbers. Is there a way to lock the formatting for that column so the dates show as dates on the other sheets?
mathetes
Jan 04, 2024Silver Contributor
Just reset the format to the desired date format on the sheet where you're extracting. What's extracted is the serial number; it's up to you to format as desired.
- r_wallaceJan 04, 2024Copper Contributor
Okay, I was hoping there was a way to automate it. Thank you, though!