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Last answer on Apr 29, 2009 8:34:16 am BST moses, on Aug 13, 2008 6:36:22 am BST 
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Hello,

when users enter a date in excel using this format 12.1.2008, i need the cell to automatically change the format to 12-Jan-08

thanks,
moses

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Jack Gopher, on Aug 13, 2008 8:45:31 am BST
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First an important note: when typing a date into a cell you can't type it with dots like 12.1.2008 (Excel won't understand that as a date) but you have to type it with slashes: 12/1/2008

now for your question:

You can format the date in a cell as you desire by following the next steps:

1. Select the cell(s) containing the date(s).
2. Open the menu "format" and choose "cells".
3. On the list on the left choose "custom"
4. In the "type" text field you will see something like m/d/yyyy , delete it, and type the following instead: dd-mmm-yy
5. Click OK.

The key here is the dd-mmm-yy which sais to Excel: give me the day in two digits, the Month in a word, and the year in two digits.

Good luck!

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kp, on Oct 31, 2008 10:17:55 am GMT
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How can i achieve following stuff through javascript

   
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 Shyamal- PeopleSoft Cosultant, on Apr 29, 2009 8:34:16 am BST
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Thanks a lot man, I needed this badly and got this at the right time.

Thanks a ton again...

Cheers,

regards,
Shyamal

   
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office, on Nov 11, 2008 8:17:24 pm GMT
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In order to automate the formatting you could record and play a macro each time you want a specific date format in a cell.
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