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Excel: How to Display Formatted Dates in a List Box

Last reviewed: September 12, 1996
Article ID: Q102858

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 2.x, 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 5.0
  • Microsoft Excel for OS/2, version 2.2, 3.0
  • Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, version 2.x, 3.0, 4.0

SUMMARY

Normally, when you display dates in a list box in a dialog box, they appear in the serial number format. To display these dates in one of the date formats, use the TEXT() function in the dialog box definition table and specify the format you want to use.

NOTE: You can also use this method to apply other number formats to values displayed in a custom dialog box.

The following sample dialog box table displays a list of dates contained in the named range DLIST (in this dialog box, dates are displayed in their serial number formats, instead of in date formats):

           X Posi-   Y Posi-                                     Init/
   Item #    tion      tion    Width     Height    Text          Result
   ------  -------   -------   -------   -------   ----------    ------
   B1:     C1:       D1:       E1: 254   F1: 112   G1:           H1:
   B2:15   C2: 10    D2: 6     E2: 160   F2: 84    G2: DLIST     H2:

To display the list with date formats, replace the name DLIST in cell G2 with the following formula:

    G2: TEXT(DLIST,"m/d/yy")

Explanation:

The TEXT() function calls DLIST and displays the numbers in that range in the m/d/yy date format.

NOTE: the information above also applies to version 5.0 only when using version 4.0 macro language.

REFERENCES

"Function Reference," version 4.0, pages 431-432 "Function Reference," version 3.0, pages 234-235


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Last reviewed: September 12, 1996
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