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Reuben
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May 12, 2017
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How to convert date format from imported data?

I have a csv file exported from another program with a column of dates. Excel recognizes the data as dates but it converts them to the wrong format.   The problem is the date March 27, 2017 shows u...
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    SergeiBaklan
    May 12, 2017

    Hi Reuben,

     

    The formula could be as

    =DATE(DAY(A1)+2000,MONTH(A1),MOD(YEAR(A1),2000))

    assuming all your dates are in 21st century.

     

    If in A1 is 2027-03-17 (as date, not text) the formula returns 2017-03-27.

     

    However, i'd start from second option

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