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How to combine three cells to create date in Excel?

Author: Sun Last Modified: 2024-10-22

In this case, the day, month and year are in three columns separately, how can you combine the cells to create a standard date as below screenshot shown? Here, I introduce some ways to quickly deal with this job in Excel worksheet.
A screenshot showing day, month, and year in three separate columns in Excel

Combine cells to make date with formula

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Combine cells to make date with formula

Here is a formula that can quickly combine cells to a date.

Select a cell that you will place the date, type this formula =DATE(A2,B2,C2) ,A2, B2 and C2 are the cells you need to combine, press Enter key, and drag fill handle down to the cells which need to combine to dates.
A screenshot showing a formula used to combine day, month, and year into a date in Excel

Tip: if the year is not complete, you can use this formula =DATE(20&A2,B2,C2).
A screenshot showing a formula to combine incomplete year, month, and day into a date in Excel


Combine cells to make date with Combine

If you cannot remember the formula, you can use Kutools for Excel’s Combine function to easily combine cells into dates.

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1. Select the cells you want to combine, click Kutools > Merge & SplitCombine Rows, Columns or Cells without Losing Data.
A screenshot showing the Kutools Combine Rows, Columns, or Cells without Losing Data option in Excel

2. In the popping out dialog, please:

Check the Combine columns option;

Check the Other separator option and type / into the beside textbox;

Specify the place in the Place the results to section;

Check one option you want the result show in the Options section.
A screenshot showing the Combine dialog

3. Click Ok, the cells have been combined to dates.

A screenshot showing the original columns for day, month, and year in Excel Arrow right A screenshot showing the combined date after using Kutools

Demo: Combine Cells without losing data using Kutools for Excel

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