Excel - Convert a full date into just a month

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Excel - Convert a full date into just a month

cpc34 (TechnicalUser)

(OP)

26 Feb 08 05:06

I need to pull a series of dates into days, months and years: ie. 25/01/03 into 25, 01, 2003 in 3 columns. I can get 25/01/03 to display as "January" by choosing a custom format (mmmm), but the underlying value is unchanged. If I "paste value" I get 37646. Is there a robust way of turning that 37646 into an actual value of 1 that really changes it, not just the way that it is displayed?

Thanks

p.s. I need to do it this way because I am merging the single-date data with some data that displays dates in 3 columns.

ClulessChris (IS/IT--Management) · Answer 1 · 2008-02-26 05:50:55

try yourcell = Month(date)

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GlennUK (MIS) · Answer 2 · 2008-02-26 06:28:56

Also see DAY and YEAR for your other columns.

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Salut39 (TechnicalUser) · Answer 3 · 2008-02-26 07:52:24

This is not going to change the date value but I find it useful:
date in A1: CellB1: =A1, and format the column as "mm" it will give you your number.

Yuri

SkipVought (Programmer) · Answer 4 · 2008-02-26 08:22:42

You can also uset the TEXT function...

=TEXT(A1,"m")
=TEXT(A1,"mm")
=TEXT(A1,"mmm")
=TEXT(A1,"mmmm")

for various results.

I almost ALWAYS prefer to KEEP the date. If you can live with the first of the month, then...

=DATE(Year(A1),MONTH(A1),1)

and then FORMAT to show whatever you want. But a REAL DATE has soooooooo many advanatages over any kind of STRING.

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