How to convert date/time format cell to date only in Excel?
If you want to convert date-time format cell to date value only such as 2016/4/7 1:01 AM to 2016/4/7, this article can help you.
Convert date/time format cell to date only with formula
Easily remove all times from dates with just several clicks
Convert date/time format cell to date only with Kutools for Excel
Comparison of Methods for Converting Date/Time to Date Only in Excel
If cells contain both dates and times, such as 2016/4/7 1:01 AM, you can use an Excel formula, Kutools for Excel's Remove time from date formula, or Apply Date Formatting to display or return the date only. The main difference is whether the method creates a new result or changes the display format of the original date/time cells.
| Comparison | Excel Formula | Kutools Remove Time from Date | Kutools Apply Date Formatting |
|---|---|---|---|
| How it works | Uses MONTH, DAY, and YEAR to return the date without the time | Uses a ready-made Remove time from date formula through Formula Helper | Applies a date-only display format to the selected date/time cells |
| Output | Returns the date-only result in a separate cell and can be filled down | Returns the date-only result in a separate cell and can be filled down | Changes the display of the original selected date/time cells |
| Formula required | Requires manually entering a formula | No need to build the formula manually; select the ready-made formula in Formula Helper | No formula required |
| Best for | Creating date-only results with a native Excel formula | Creating date-only results without manually writing a formula | Quickly displaying existing date/time values as dates only without creating an additional output column |
Convert date/time format cell to date only with formula
The following formula will help you converting date/time format cell to date only in Excel.
1. Select a blank cell you will place the date value, then enter formula =MONTH(A2) & "/" & DAY(A2) & "/" & YEAR(A2) into the formula bar and press the Enter key.
2. You can see only the date value is populated in the selected cell based on the date/time cell. Keep selecting the date cell, then drag the Fill Handle down to display all dates based on other date/time cells. See screenshot:
Easily remove all times from dates with just several clicks
This section will show you how to easily remove all times from selected date cells with the Remove time from date utility of Kutools for Excel. Please do as follows.
Before applying Kutools for Excel, please download and install it firstly.
1. Select a blank cell for locating the date after removing time from (says C2). Click Kutools > Formula Helper > Formula Helper.
2. In the Formulas Helper dialog box, please configure as follows.
- In the Choose a formula box, find and select Remove time from date;
Tips: You can check the Filter box, enter certain word into the text box to filter the formula quickly. - Select the cell with datetime you need to keep only date in the DateTime box;
- Click the OK button.
3. Keep selecting the first result cell, then drag the Fill Handle down to get all results as you need as below screenshot shown:
Now all times are removed from specified dates.
If you want to have a free trial (30-day) of this utility, please click to download it, and then go to apply the operation according above steps.
Convert date/time format cell to date only with Kutools for Excel
Here I recommend you a handy tool – Kutools for Excel. With its Apply Date Formatting utility, you can easily convert date/time format cell to any kind of date format as you need.
Before applying Kutools for Excel, please download and install it firstly.
1. Select the date/time format cell you need to display only the date value, then click Kutools > Format > Apply Date Formatting.
2. In the Apply Date Formatting dialog box, select a date format in the Date formatting box, and then click the OK button.
Now the date/time format cells are displayed as date value only. See screenshot:
If you want to have a free trial (30-day) of this utility, please click to download it, and then go to apply the operation according above steps.
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