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How to Convert Serial Number to Date in Excel?
When you enter dates into an Excel sheet, you may notice that the date is displayed as a number. So, we need to convert them into dates. In this article, we will learn how to convert a serial number to a date in Excel. We can solve this problem by using two methods: the first is by using the format, and the second is by using the formulas supported by Excel.
In Excel, every row has a serial number connected to it. Here we will use two methods to complete the task: the first is by using the format function, and the other is by using the formula.
Converting Serial Number to Date Using Format
Here, we will first select the data and then use the format to complete the task. Let us look at a simple procedure for converting a serial number to a date in Excel using a format.
Step 1
Let us consider an Excel sheet where the data in the sheet is similar to the data shown in the below image.
Now select the data, then right-click and select format cells; in the popup, click on date, choose format, and click OK.
Select data > Right click > Format cells > Date > Format > OK/
Converting Serial Number to Date Using Formulas
Here, we will first use the TEXT formula to get any one of the results, then use the auto-fill handle to get all the results. Let's go over a simple procedure for converting a serial number to a date in Excel using formulas.
Step 1
Let us consider the same data that we used in the above example.
Now click on the empty cell in our cell B2 and enter the formula as =TEXT(A2,"m/d/yyyy") and click enter to get our first result. In the formula, A2 is the address of the cell value in the sheet.
Empty cell > Enter formula > Enter
Step 2
To get all the results, drag down from the first result using the auto-fill handle, and our final result will be similar to the below image.
Conclusion
In this tutorial, we used a simple example to demonstrate how you can convert a serial number to a date in Excel.
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