USE THE TEXT FUNCTION TO EXTRACT DATE PARTS - DATE AND TIME FUNCTIONS - MICROSOFT EXCEL

USE THE TEXT FUNCTION TO EXTRACT DATE PARTS USING MICROSOFT EXCEL

A worksheet contains date values in column A as text that cannot be interpreted by Excel as date values. As in the previous example, the text has to be extracted, but the result should be specially formatted as shown in the screenshot below.

To extract, combine, and show specially formatted date:

1. Select cells B2:B10 and type the following formula: =TEXT(DATE(RIGHT(A2,4),MID(A2,3,2),MID(A2,1,2)),"YYYY-MM-DD").
2. Press <-Ctrl+Enter->.

USE THE TEXT FUNCTION TO EXTRACT DATE PARTS USING MICROSOFT EXCEL

Note: First, transfer the last four digits with the RIGHT function. Then use the MID function twice to get the two digits for month and day. With the TEXT function the date can be formatted individually.

Watch the Video Tutorial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kvFLr2MjqI

 

Use the CHAR function to determine special characters - Text Functions - Microsoft Excel Tutorials

Use the CHAR function to determine special characters in Microsoft Excel

To use special characters, it is necessary to figure out how to get them. The CHAR function in Microsoft Excel will return the character specified by a number in column A. Note that some fonts may have different special characters.  

To determine special characters:

1. Copy Column A as shown below to your worksheet.
2. Select cells B2:B16 and type the following formula:=CHAR(A2).
3. Press <-Ctrl+Enter->.

Watch the Video Tutorial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbnSOkmf1eA