That's a matter of formatting of the cell. Up in the "Home" toolbar, you should be readily able to change the date format to "Short Date"
- Highlight the cell or cells you want to work on.
- Then click on the small downward carat next to the word "Date"
- Then select "More Number Formats" down at the bottom of this screen
- Then "Date" from the category list on the left (it probably will appear as the default selection) and select the format you want.
