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Excel Formulas to Convert Date into Text ~ A Complete Guide!!

When we work in often Excel, we deal with numbers, texts, and date format. In Excel, the date & time are stored as numbers and converted to readable values based on the formatting. Here we will show the simple formula to convert the date into text format. Let’s begin!! Get an official version of ** MS Excel** from the following link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel

Convert date into text
Convert date into text

General Formula:

  • You can use the below formula to convert the calendar date into text format.

=TEXT(date,format)

Syntax Explanations:

  • *TEXT * – In Excel, the **TEXT function **helps you to simplify things when you come across data that has too much text.
  • *Date * – It represents the input dates from your worksheet.
  • Format – It specifies which format you want to display your date.
  • Comma symbol (,) – It is a separator that helps to separate a list of values.
  • Parenthesis () – The main purpose of this symbol is to group the elements.

Practical Example:

Let’s consider the below example image.

  • First, we will enter the input dates in Column B.
  • Now we are going to get the date in text format (like 30/04/2021 as 30 April 2021).

Input Ranges
Input Ranges

  • So, apply the above-given formula to the formula bar section and press the ENTER key.

Enter the formula
Enter the formula

  • Finally, we will get the result in the selected cell.

Result
Result

Bottom-Line:

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