adding txt to a date cell

[geepete]

I'm trying to add a users initials to date range cell. I think I've got the formula right, but the date format goes weird: even though all cells are formatted for date?

Can anyone advise please?






Regards

[AliGW]

Welcome to the forum.

No, you need to format the date part:

=TEXT(L2,"ddmmyy")&F2

[geepete]

Thanks for the response :-) Is this what you mean by "date part"?

[AliGW]

The date part of the formula is L2. It shows as a 5-digit serial number because that's what a date is, in fact, in Excel. You have to tell Excel how you want it formatting.

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[AliGW]

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