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How to convert yyyymmdd to normal date format in Excel?

Author: Xiaoyang Last Modified: 2024-08-23

Maybe, there are multiple date with yyyymmdd format, and now, you want to change the date to the normal date format as mm/dd/yyyy in Excel as following screenshot shown. If you apply the Format Cells function in Excel, you will get the result like ###########, how could you convert the yyyymmdd to normal date format correctly in Excel?

a screenshot showing the original yyyymmdd dates and the normal dates after converting

Convert yyyymmdd to normal date format with formula

Convert yyyymmdd to normal date format with Text To Column function

Convert yyyymmdd to normal date format with VBA code

Convert yyyymmdd to normal date format with Kutools for Excel


Convert yyyymmdd to normal date format with formula

The following simple formula may help you to convert the yyyymmdd to normal date format, please do as follows:

1. Please enter this formula: =DATE(LEFT(A1,4),MID(A1,5,2),RIGHT(A1,2)) into a blank cell besides your data, see screenshot:

a screenshot of using formula to convert yyyyddmm to normal date format

2. Then drag the fill handle down to the cells that you want to contain this formula, and the data in column A has been converted to the normal date as follows:

a screenshot of all results


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Convert yyyymmdd to normal date format with Text To Column functiona

The Text To Column function in Excel also can convert this date format to the normal date, follow the instructions step by step:

1. Select the data range that you want to convert.

2. Click Data > Text To Column, see screenshot:

a screenshot of enabling the Text to Columns feature

3. In step 1 of Convert Text to Column Wizard, select Delimited option, see screenshot:

a screenshot of selecting Delimited in the wizard

4. Then click Next > Next go to the Step 3 of 3 wizard, in this step, select Date under the Column data format, then choose YMD from the drop down list, see screenshot:

a screenshot of selecting YMD from the Date drop-down

5. And then click Finish button, the yyyymmdd format has been converted to the mm/dd/yyyy date format. See screenshots:

a screenshot of the original yyyymmdd format dates a screenshot of an arrow a screenshot of the normal dates

Convert yyyymmdd to normal date format with VBA code

If you are interested in VBA code, here, I will provide a code for you to solve this task.

1. Please hold down the ALT + F11 keys, and it opens the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. Click Insert > Module, and paste the following code in the Module window.

VBA code: convert yyyymmdd to normal date format

Sub ConvertYYYYMMDDToDate()
'Updateby Extendoffice
Dim x As Range
Dim Workx As Range
On Error Resume Next
xTitleId = "KutoolsforExcel"
Set Workx = Application.Selection
Set Workx = Application.InputBox("Range", xTitleId, Workx.Address, Type:=8)
   For Each x In Workx
       x.Value = DateSerial(Left(x.Value, 4), Mid(x.Value, 5, 2), Right(x.Value, 2))
       x.NumberFormat = "mm/dd/yyyy"
   Next
End Sub

3. After pasting the code, then press F5 key to run this code, and select the data range that you want to use from the popped out dialog, see screenshot:

a screenshot of selecting the original date range after running the code

4. And then click OK, the data in the range has been converted to date format.


Convert yyyymmdd to normal date format with Kutools for Excel

Except the above yyyymmdd format, sometimes, you may have other types of non-date format data need to be converted to the normal date format, in this case, I can introduce a useful tool--Kutools for Excel, with its Convert to Date feature, you can quickly convert various non-date format data to real date format.

After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as this:

1. Select the data range that you want to convert.

2. Click Kutools > Content > Convert to Date, see screenshot:

a screenshot of enabling the Convert to Date feature of Kutools

3. And you will get all the selected data has been converted to the standard date format, see screenshot:

a screenshot showing all yyyymmdd dates are converted to normal dates immediately

Note: You can highlight all the records in the Convert to Date dialog box, and click Recover to cancel this operation and return to your original data as following screenshot shown:

a screenshot of recovering the conversion if you don't need

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