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TSimsD
Aug 27, 2020Copper Contributor
Importing dates from Excel into Sharepoint list
Hi, I've tried various forums for answers to this issue but none have succeeded. I have an extensive spreadsheet that I want to import a Sharepoint list. The issue is the date column. irrespective o...
William675
Sep 09, 2021Copper Contributor
I have had a similar issue with dates in all formats in Excel formatting to numbers in SharePoint lists. I found a simple solution.
Did you format yours individual fields after importing but before creating the list. At this stage, SharePoint displays your fields and you have the option to change each field before creating your list. When I clicked on the relevant field it gave the option to change to date and time field. Then, after creating the list, I could remove the time option in the field drop down column settings -edit - remove time' option. However, it only displays the date in US format. TSimsD