What is the formula for date format in Excel? - Excel Tips and Tricks

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What is the formula for date format in Excel? - Excel Tips and Tricks

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Discover what is the formula for date formatting excel? We will also answer how you can date formatting in Excel. Also we will be answering how do I change the date formatting Excel to MMM DD YYYY? We also provide answer to why won't my date format change in Excel, and how do I get Excel to recognize a date?

These are the formulas outlined in this video.

Day of the week
Short Format
=TEXT(A2,"ddd")

Long Format
=TEXT(A2,"dddd")

Month
Short Format
=TEXT(A2,"mmm")

Long Format
=TEXT(A2,"mmmm")

Year
Short Format
=TEXT(A2,"yy")

Long Format
=TEXT(A2,"yyyy")


Date Format
=TEXT(A2,"dddd, d mmm yyyy")

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