Question : Cell with date shows as numeric ..

Hi all,

I’ve got a date value set as 01/02/2010, its format is a date in the cell but when I come to use it elsewhere it shows as a numeric value like 39404.
What can I do to get the date value passed ok?

Thanks in advance,
K.

Answer : Cell with date shows as numeric ..

the date is actually passed correct. If you format your destination cell then you can see it as the correct date.

you can also use the TEXT function to display it in the date format. But in that case the format of the destination cell will be set to TEXT

=TEXT(,"DD-MMM-YYYY")

the second argument can be any date format you like.

hope this helps.