Linda! i got results by multiplying (paste special) but the date format is not working still i just tried by typing '26/03/03 and then doin what u told. guide where i went wrong rohit "Linda F. Johnson" <linda@personal-computer To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> -tutor.com> cc: Sent by: Subject: [mso] Re: Removing Apostrophe from start of date mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 10/20/2003 08:56 AM Please respond to mso First, to convert them to numbers, do this... In an empty cell, type a 1 Copy the 1 Highlight all the cells with the dates in them Go to Edit>Paste Special and put a tick where it says "Multiply" Click OK That will turn all the dates into the correct serial numbers. Then, while the cells are still highlighted, go to Format>Cells Click on the Number Tab Choose Date in the left column, then choose the date format you want on the right. Click OK. Linda F. Johnson, M.A., MOS Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com Free e-Books, Newsletter, and tutorials -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DiMarco, Suzanne Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 10:23 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Removing Apostrophe from start of date I have a spreadsheet with dates that were entered as text (starting with an apostrophe). The data was exported from Outlook to Excel. I need to convert the text to dates. Please keep in mind that I do not know any Visual Basic. Please HELP!! Thank you. Suzanne DiMarco ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles ************************************************************* ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************