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Date conversion/recognition

Date > Convert/recognize dates

This utility will help you convert unrecognized dates in selected cells.

Sometimes Excel accepts dates as text. This problem often occurs when data is imported or copied from other programs. The problem is often caused by a difference between the date formats in your data and the local settings on your computer.

When Excel does not recognize these dates, they are left-aligned, cell formatting to display dates does not work, and you cannot use them in your calculations.

With this utility, you can quickly convert them so that Excel recognized them as correct dates.

Date-as-text values must be constructed in the same logical way for this utility to convert them.


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Date > Convert/recognize dates

After application:

Date > Convert/recognize dates

Launch this tool

Click YLC Utilities > Date > Convert/recognize dates :

Date › Date conversion/recognition

How much time will this save?

Using this tool will definitely save you time and effort. However, the actual time savings will depend on how often you use it. Excel , the amount of data you work with, and how often you use this tool.

Download extension

You can use the utility Convert/recognize dates by installing the extension YLC Utilities .

After that, this function will be available in all files that are opened in Excel .


Additional keywords for this tool:
recognize date, change date from US format to European format, convert, convert dates