We hope this tutorial helps you understand; how to convert a serial number to a date format in Excel; if you have questions about the tutorial, let us know.

If the DAT file you're trying to open is text, you can convert the file into text in the Microsoft Excel program by first saving it as a CSV file. Right-click the DAT file on your PC and click "Open." ...

Mary Ann Richardson explains that when concatenating date and text cell data in an Excel formula, you need to convert date cells to text to avoid unexpected results. When concatenating—using a ...

Converting empty cells means that they will be formatted as text if you enter data into them in the future. Navigate to the "Number" group within the "Home" tab in Excel. Click the small arrow ...

Insert an apostrophe before each date, and that will convert the date to a text entry. NOTE: When dates are copied or imported into Excel as text fields (from an ASCII file, database, or even a ...