Convert Text to Date Values in Excel - Multiple Examples

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  • Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024

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  • @penguin0075
    @penguin0075 4 года назад +2

    You have made some of the best Excel videos I've ever seen. Please keep them coming, although, I am only about 3 or 4 videos into your library of tutorials. Helping me no end with my day job :) All the best Sir.

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  4 года назад +1

      Thank you very much. Your comment is much appreciated.

  • @melguzman2322
    @melguzman2322 2 года назад

    Amazing. The internet is sweet but your presentation is sweeter. I am giving you lots of hugs of appreciation for making complicated life very simple. You are the best Alan. Thank you.

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  2 года назад

      Thanks, Mel. I'm happy to hear that it helped.

  • @MariaB-sr6or
    @MariaB-sr6or 5 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you! This was the exact answer I was looking for :)

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  5 месяцев назад +1

      Glad it was helpful 🙂

  • @sasavienne
    @sasavienne 5 лет назад +3

    That is stunning. Thank you so much Alan. I appreciate your efforts to make such great videos.

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  5 лет назад +1

      Thank you Salim. You're very welcome.

  • @alexandrkrav
    @alexandrkrav 2 года назад

    Alan, thank you so much you save my nerves and time to replace COMA in LONG list of Date data. Regards Alexander.

  • @majorkiki8340
    @majorkiki8340 Год назад +1

    THANK YOUUUU!

  • @cash1webster
    @cash1webster 2 месяца назад

    Thank you. You saved me a lot of time.

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  2 месяца назад

      Great to hear. You are welcome.

  • @wayneedmondson1065
    @wayneedmondson1065 5 лет назад +1

    Hi Alan.. another great lesson. Thanks for the conversion tips and tricks. Gaga is always full of useful and informative information. Thumbs up!

  • @shallymarcoe
    @shallymarcoe 3 месяца назад

    Very clear and just what I needed. Thank you

  • @navvinbhat2342
    @navvinbhat2342 Год назад

    THNX A LOT I WANTED TO REPLACE 2021 TO 2022 SO UR VIDEO HELPED ME A LOT THNX ONCE AGAIN

  • @DIGITAL_COOKING
    @DIGITAL_COOKING 5 лет назад +1

    Yes, very useful, I think we can use flash fill too to resolve the problem just write 12/02/2010 near 12.02.2010 for example, and use flash fill for the rest

  • @SpreadHappinessonly
    @SpreadHappinessonly 2 года назад

    Thank you bro (visitor from INDIA )

  • @abrahamchiluba3940
    @abrahamchiluba3940 4 месяца назад

    Find and replace proved helpful. Thanks.

  • @sankarpadarthy6074
    @sankarpadarthy6074 Год назад

    Very Thankful to you Sir

  • @divyanivalkar7877
    @divyanivalkar7877 2 года назад

    Thank you so much. It very useful for me while working on text date big data.

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  2 года назад

      You're welcome, Divya. Great to hear that the video helped.

  • @veag687
    @veag687 4 года назад +1

    Expained as if I was a 4 year old. Just what I needed, thank you!

  • @mohammedalmashibi1727
    @mohammedalmashibi1727 Год назад

    Excellent, solved all doubts. Thank you

  • @entertainmentgalaxy971
    @entertainmentgalaxy971 5 лет назад +1

    thanks for sharing date fun.

  • @sd2009in
    @sd2009in Год назад

    You just solved a headache for me... thank you!! you deserve a like and subscribe for this for sure!!...

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  Год назад

      Thank you very much. Happy to have helped.

  • @neetubahl8976
    @neetubahl8976 Год назад

    Thankyou so much for the technique. You really helped me today :)

  • @84matka
    @84matka 9 месяцев назад

    thanks for this- it helped me a lot!

  • @glenhenryoconnor3370
    @glenhenryoconnor3370 2 года назад

    thanks just what i need to know

  • @yazvibes007
    @yazvibes007 2 года назад

    Thank you. It worked

  • @rymmai_gracie
    @rymmai_gracie Год назад

    Thank You

  • @electronicsforever1
    @electronicsforever1 2 года назад

    Thank you so much

  • @olivermusoga7336
    @olivermusoga7336 Год назад

    Thank you

  • @kamilg1425
    @kamilg1425 2 года назад +1

    Thank you very much ^_^

  • @RA-rh5lb
    @RA-rh5lb Год назад

    this is what I needed today. thank you so much.. yes its useful.

  • @nanicris7011
    @nanicris7011 6 месяцев назад

    thank you

  • @luafahy6072
    @luafahy6072 3 года назад

    Thank you! You saved me a lot of frustration!

  • @Luciano_mp
    @Luciano_mp 5 лет назад +1

    Very cool, good tips, it will help a lot. Thank you

  • @amangusain3581
    @amangusain3581 2 года назад

    Listening your accent reminded me of Peaky blinders😁
    However, it was a great lesson. I got to know a lot new things.
    Thanks

  • @babarqureshi5043
    @babarqureshi5043 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks sir.

  • @sanjaysby5866
    @sanjaysby5866 2 года назад

    My problem is resolved,Thank you so much

  • @maktrinidad9025
    @maktrinidad9025 3 года назад

    Very helpful Thank you mate

  • @hadikarimi2818
    @hadikarimi2818 2 года назад

    Fantastic man, Thank you

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  2 года назад

      You're welcome. Thank you, Hadi.

  • @KiyaniPlateOfFlavour
    @KiyaniPlateOfFlavour 4 года назад

    Its really helpful video for me God bless you you solve my problem

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  4 года назад

      Great to hear. You're welcome 😀

  • @theatrecommeonveut9681
    @theatrecommeonveut9681 3 года назад

    T’hank you very much

  • @drmohdzulijaafar9997
    @drmohdzulijaafar9997 3 года назад

    STUNNING!

  • @vivienneseymour1756
    @vivienneseymour1756 3 года назад +1

    Helped be sort an issue I had. Thank you

  • @ShubhamSingh-kp3mz
    @ShubhamSingh-kp3mz 3 года назад

    It works thankyou👍

  • @nagarajanc5092
    @nagarajanc5092 2 года назад

    Thank you..

  • @mtajammalyasin
    @mtajammalyasin 3 года назад

    thanks, you made my life easy

  • @joanneosborne2428
    @joanneosborne2428 3 года назад

    Great video! Thank you very much!!!!!!

  • @highaim2001
    @highaim2001 3 года назад

    Thanks well explained.

  • @orical2832
    @orical2832 3 года назад

    Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!!!!

  • @nithikasn
    @nithikasn 3 года назад

    Great Computer Gaga!

  • @sakawathossainshohag111
    @sakawathossainshohag111 3 года назад

    Thank you! it's very helpful to me, too much useful.

  • @umeshmishra2010
    @umeshmishra2010 4 года назад

    it is unbelievable sir really great ideas you served up easily.

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  4 года назад

      Excellent! Thank you, Umesh.

    • @SIMRANKAUR-eg7nc
      @SIMRANKAUR-eg7nc 3 года назад

      Search channel "off to office". I accidentally came across it. Handling dates has been beautifully explained there.

  • @nagendrav1224
    @nagendrav1224 2 года назад

    REALLY ITS HELPFULL FOR US THANKS

  • @GS14221
    @GS14221 3 года назад

    Saved lots of time tq man 😍

  • @khawarmehmood1835
    @khawarmehmood1835 3 года назад

    thankx alot dear your video helped me alot

  • @ganesht575
    @ganesht575 2 года назад

    Poli sadanam , Thanks

  • @naren2389
    @naren2389 Год назад

    tq so much

  • @rkpatil3518
    @rkpatil3518 4 года назад

    Thank you! it's very helpful to me.

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  4 года назад +1

      Great to hear. Happy to help Patil.

  • @reddysiddiqui
    @reddysiddiqui 2 года назад

    Thank you. This is very useful :)

  • @nishadnandakumar5142
    @nishadnandakumar5142 3 года назад

    Really helpful

  • @joshuamanampiu6489
    @joshuamanampiu6489 4 года назад

    Fantastic. Thank You

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  4 года назад +1

      You're welcome Joshua. Thank you.

  • @fionawang6884
    @fionawang6884 3 года назад

    really so useful thanks for sharing ^^

  • @subhamsaha2235
    @subhamsaha2235 2 года назад

    loved it

  • @nurulsuhailadzulkeplee5475
    @nurulsuhailadzulkeplee5475 3 года назад

    Thank you so much sir

  • @ArvindKumar-mv4tj
    @ArvindKumar-mv4tj 4 года назад

    Thanks

  • @excuseme1911
    @excuseme1911 3 года назад

    Thanks so much!!!!

  • @tonytaf107
    @tonytaf107 2 года назад

    Any suggestions to covert for example: 1m 30s to 1.5 or 4m 30s to 4.5 ???? Please

  • @aykumar26
    @aykumar26 3 года назад

    Great video

  • @MaliseJayasen
    @MaliseJayasen 3 года назад

    Awesome formula....

  • @wrsatish
    @wrsatish 4 года назад

    Thanks a lot..!!

  • @kidsstoriesverse
    @kidsstoriesverse 4 года назад

    i got what i wanted in this video.

  • @charliemacswan91
    @charliemacswan91 5 лет назад +1

    I have a spreadsheet at work with a column listing training expiry dates. I need to use the set icon traffic light system. I want the expired dates to be red. Six months before the due date they need to be amber and one year before expiry date they can remain green. Please can anyone help I have been trying for a few hours and am flummoxed. Thank you Julie

    • @abhiseksingh4886
      @abhiseksingh4886 3 года назад

      U can use conditional formatting. There is an option of dates greater than less than kinda. u can watch a channel viz "off to office" to ward off ur confusions.

  • @david_wright
    @david_wright 2 года назад +1

    Hi, I've just seen your video and I was wondering if you could advise how I would convert this text example string "January 7, 2022" into an actual date in UK format (ignore quotations) - thanks in advance!

    • @mrteacup8781
      @mrteacup8781 2 года назад +1

      skip to 3:21 this works

    • @david_wright
      @david_wright 2 года назад

      @@mrteacup8781 Thanks pal, I’ll check it out 😃👍🏼

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  2 года назад +1

      I hope it worked for you David.

  • @crazydrifter13
    @crazydrifter13 2 года назад +1

    Very nice video but when I use =Value () function on a date column in dd/mm/yyyy format, it still throws a #value error in ones that have text formatted dates.

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  2 года назад

      I would need to see it to explain in adequate detail, but essentially Excel cannot recognise the number. It is not in a format recognised by your locale formatting. Text to Columns is a better approach for situations like this, or even the DATE function and give it the three parts using text functions.

    • @crazydrifter13
      @crazydrifter13 2 года назад

      @@Computergaga thank you so much for your reply. I eventually fixed it by changing "region and language" in windows to US English. US English has those slash type date formats and English India did not have them so it was throwing an error. We use these slash format dates in India a lot but they aren't listed in our region for some reason.

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  2 года назад

      @@crazydrifter13 nice work 👍

    • @crazydrifter13
      @crazydrifter13 2 года назад

      @@Computergaga 👍🏼 that's what I should say. You are doing all the nice work. Thanks.

  • @teem5945
    @teem5945 3 года назад

    You're an Angel I needed desperately. Wow! Thank you very much!

  • @vikashsaini6064
    @vikashsaini6064 4 года назад

    thank you sir

  • @jainulabideen8842
    @jainulabideen8842 3 года назад

    awesome

  • @NiamhCostello-en6mf
    @NiamhCostello-en6mf 4 месяца назад

    Hi, I have a list of different date/times in different types (I attached a small section of the list). They're all down as text but I really need it to be as a date format to do some calculations. I tried all the methods to change it but really unsure what else I can do, any help is appreciated!
    Mar 21 2024 12:01AM
    Mar 21 2024 12:01AM
    Mar 22 2024 12:00AM
    Mar 26 2024 9:17AM
    Mar 26 2024 12:00AM
    Mar 25 2024 12:00AM
    Mar 24 2024 12:00AM
    Mar 23 2024 12:00AM
    25/03/2024 00:00:22
    24/03/2024 00:00:22
    23/03/2024 00:00:33
    22/03/2024 00:00:21
    21/03/2024 00:02:54

  • @bakihanma1680
    @bakihanma1680 Год назад

    useful

  • @almamunhosen8236
    @almamunhosen8236 2 года назад

    Nice

  • @serekiau2422
    @serekiau2422 Год назад

    Hello, region where I am in we follow month/day/year, how do I change that with the formula..

  • @leewilliams9137
    @leewilliams9137 4 года назад +1

    so what do you do when it comes up that it cant find the ''.'' to replace ;(

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  4 года назад +2

      Sounds like they are already date values and just need formatting. Or you accidentally typed a space before or after the .

    • @leewilliams9137
      @leewilliams9137 4 года назад

      @@Computergaga cheers formatted 😉

    • @abhiseksingh4886
      @abhiseksingh4886 3 года назад

      If u use a tilde sign before wild cards excel will search even asterisk also.
      Text to columns at length has been explained in one of the videos at "off to office". Apart from the date aspects u will find other interesting usages of text to columns.

  • @rickkeev4919
    @rickkeev4919 5 лет назад +1

    Instead of using the Value formula just add a zero to the cell value(after periods are replaced with slashes). (Still need to format as date)

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks RickK Evil for the tip.

    • @SIMRANKAUR-eg7nc
      @SIMRANKAUR-eg7nc 3 года назад

      Search channel "off to office". I accidentally came across it. Handling dates has been beautifully explained there.

  • @oddnumber8149
    @oddnumber8149 4 года назад +1

    i have 10-Sep-12 and isnt date how to convert it folk?

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  4 года назад

      If Text to Columns didn't work, try the DATEVALUE function.

    • @abhiseksingh4886
      @abhiseksingh4886 3 года назад

      It's already a date format.let us say if it has been entered into cell using =" 10-sep-20". U can use copy and paste special to retain value only from the copied cell. And using find replace get rid of = and ". I have now converted it into date which u can check. Or u can check even that with date value function.
      For further understanding u can onve visit "off to office" and c if it clears ur doubt.

  • @pauravshah7516
    @pauravshah7516 Год назад

    thanks for the examples... but I have 220109 type date in my dataset.. how to convert that ? 220109 is (9th January 2022)

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  Год назад

      You're welcome. You can use the Text to Columns technique and apply YMD. Or, you could use a formula such as =DATE(LEFT(A1,2),MID(A2,3,2),RIGHT(A1,2))

  • @javaidahmad7926
    @javaidahmad7926 2 года назад

    Thanks! Now if I delete the first column, the referenced data in the second will vanish! How to avoid that?

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  2 года назад

      You're welcome. Convert the second column to values only. You can do this by copying the rage and past as Values and Number Formatting over them.

  • @ivanatamanuk231
    @ivanatamanuk231 3 года назад

    =DATE(LEFT(A2,4),MID(A2,5,2),RIGHT(A2,2))

  • @mollycoddleher4843
    @mollycoddleher4843 3 года назад

    Thank you. How do I change '21-Oct-2020' to 21-OCT-2020'? I'd appreciate your help.

    • @chhayeav
      @chhayeav 3 года назад

      =UPPER(TEXT(E3,"dd/mmm/yyyy"))

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  Год назад

      You can use the UPPER function to convert case

  • @StefanDevito
    @StefanDevito 4 года назад +2

    thanks - was about to throw out my laptop when just in time i saw your video

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  4 года назад +1

      Excellent! Happy to help you and save a laptop.

    • @abhiseksingh4886
      @abhiseksingh4886 3 года назад +1

      Would do anything to save ur laptop. Along with this videos U can save it by watching a video at "off to office" dedicated to text to column feature.

  • @MrBardun111
    @MrBardun111 2 года назад

    How do I EXACTLY order data by date if its written in format looking like this "Apr-13-21"?

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  2 года назад +1

      The first task is to convert them to dates, because they are probably stored as text. Then you can sort them as usual. This video shows how to convert them to dates quick and easy - ruclips.net/video/FErqhZl1Vds/видео.html Text to Columns is a quick approach.

  • @fuhaili2597
    @fuhaili2597 Год назад

    if my Excel file does not recognise the values as dates, is there any solutions?

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  Год назад

      Depends on their structure, but sounds like we need to use an examples such as this formula
      =DATE(LEFT(A2,4),MID(A2,5,2),RIGHT(A2,2))
      This formula is used on a date in the yyyymmdd format, so if your is different, a variation of the formula is required.

  • @sujithp6402
    @sujithp6402 3 года назад

    Its really helpful video for me..🎈✨

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  3 года назад

      Excellent!! Great to hear Sujith.

  • @jeanclaudekouassi1400
    @jeanclaudekouassi1400 4 года назад +1

    27/04/2019 is not a correct format. How can I put it in the correct format 04/27/2019?

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  3 года назад

      You can use Text to Columns. On the third step, specify that you want the MDY format.

    • @abhiseksingh4886
      @abhiseksingh4886 3 года назад

      Text to columns at length has been explained in one of the videos at "off to office". Apart from the date aspects u will find other interesting usages of text to columns.

    • @mikibg8134
      @mikibg8134 3 года назад

      YOU CAN USE =TEXT(A1;"mm/dd/yyyy")

  • @ramnik.khanna
    @ramnik.khanna 2 года назад

    @Computergaga thanks for a nice tutorial! I appreciate that you're still responding to messages here, even though your tutorial is 2+ years old!
    I need your urgent help.
    I converted a very important .db database file to csv format using a SQL a convertor tool, and all the dates (and time) in the output file are showing as 13 digit numbers.
    Thereafter, I saved the exported / output .csv file as an Excel file.
    How do I convert these numbers back to a ddmmYYY date fomat in Excel? (I am in the GST +5.30 hours Time Zone.)

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  2 года назад +1

      Sorry for the delayed response on this. I've just seen it while replying to another comment. I hope you fixed the data Ramnik.

    • @ramnik.khanna
      @ramnik.khanna 2 года назад

      @@Computergaga , yes thanks! I was able to resolve it.

  • @afzalzamiransari
    @afzalzamiransari 5 лет назад

    Sir in previous video I have asked a question in your comment box about decimal value plz solve the problem

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  5 лет назад

      Hi Afzal, sorry I get a lot of comments and other messages. I'm not sure where that comment is or what video it is on.

    • @afzalzamiransari
      @afzalzamiransari 5 лет назад

      @@Computergaga sir dont say sorry you are very helpful for me

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  5 лет назад

      Thank you Afzal.

    • @afzalzamiransari
      @afzalzamiransari 5 лет назад

      @@Computergaga sir did you find my comment on another video

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  5 лет назад

      No I didn't

  • @muzammilanwar2766
    @muzammilanwar2766 Год назад

    Dude i have big issue..
    How can i transfer the date from 21.11.2022 to 11/21/2022

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  Год назад

      The Text to Columns Approach should fix this. Or the DATE function can be used along with LEFT, MID and RIGHT to extract each date element.
      Depending on your region, you may need formatting to present it in the M/D/Y structure.

  • @hazemali382
    @hazemali382 5 лет назад

    WOW ♥

  • @user-tm5mx8hx4s
    @user-tm5mx8hx4s 6 месяцев назад

    dear all, anyone know about " Thu 5/5/2022 10:26 AM " how to convert to date.

  • @vamsimunikrishna4030
    @vamsimunikrishna4030 2 года назад

    how to change Date to number like (Aug-20) to (08-20) in Excel

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  2 года назад

      You can do this with custom number formatting Vamsi. Open Format Cells, click Custom and specify the format in the Type field as MM-YY.

  • @atereoluwashina3052
    @atereoluwashina3052 8 месяцев назад

    Impressive! How can I give you double "Like", or double "Subscribe"?😄

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  8 месяцев назад

      You just did 👍 thank you

  • @arunkumarbalmiki6904
    @arunkumarbalmiki6904 2 года назад

    Use replace

  • @oddnumber8149
    @oddnumber8149 4 года назад

    4-Jul returns #value..can y help me

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  Год назад

      #VALUE! is an error normally indicating the value is off the wrong type i.e., the data is stored as text and not a number. I can't provide a specific answer outside of the video examples here as it depends on many factors such as region. But we may result to splitting the value before converting it.

  • @naveenofficial3680
    @naveenofficial3680 3 года назад

    Unfortunately No example worked for me. How to convert text into date for text like "Jan 01, 2015"

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  3 года назад

      I just tried it using Text to Columns and specifying MDY format. It worked perfectly.

    • @naveenofficial3680
      @naveenofficial3680 3 года назад

      @@Computergaga It's not working brother. I downloaded stock data from investing.com and date is in text format. Not able to convert using text to column feature

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  3 года назад +1

      Ok. I'm not sure why. There are other formulas and Power Query techniques to do it. But the sample data I used Text to Columns was enough. And the other techniques are more extensive.

    • @naveenofficial3680
      @naveenofficial3680 3 года назад

      @@Computergaga Ok big brother 👍 thanks for reply. Your each and every tutorial is very interesting and useful. They helped me a lot in creating complex excel models. Now I'm able to do my research systematically. Thanks again.👏👏👏

    • @Computergaga
      @Computergaga  3 года назад

      You're welcome, Naveen. Thank you for your comments.