How do I enter a date typing 040906 and have it appear 04/09/06? I

[Guest]

I would like to format a cell so that I can just type in the numbers in a
date and have the cell display the date with the forward slashes added
automaticly! Example type in only 040906 and have Excel display 04/09/2006
in the cell.

 

[Gord Dibben]

You cannot format a cell to do this.

Chip Pearson's site has event code that will look after the change as you enter
the numbers.

http://www.cpearson.com/excel/DateTimeEntry.htm


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[Guest]

Gord
Thank you very much for your quick response. I will not be frustrated now
and accept the fact that I can't format the cells like I wanted.
Stover

 

[Pete_UK]

What you can do is to enter the dates into a column in the format you
wish, and then in another column a formula can convert what you type
into a proper date. At the end of data entry you can fix the values and
use them to overwrite the value you typed in.

Hope this helps.

Pete