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Excel's TEXT Formula

Don't miss Excel's versatile TEXT formula, which can help you quickly format columns of data. The TEXT formula begins with a cell reference or value, and then ends with a code. This version . . .


=TEXT(A2,"mm/dd/yy")


. . . will convert the value in cell A2 into a date format.


When written this way:


=TEXT(A3,"000000000")


. . . the formula can easily convert a column of numbers of varying lengths into a standard format with a consistent number of digits.




Sean O'Shea has more than 20 years of experience in the litigation support field with major law firms in New York and San Francisco.   He is an ACEDS Certified eDiscovery Specialist and a Relativity Certified Administrator.

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