Merge Date Text For Free

Suppose you want to create a grammatically correct sentence from several columns of data for a mass mailing or format dates with text without affecting formulas that use those dates. To combine text with a date or time, use the TEXT function and the & (ampersand) operator.

For example, if you want to combine two dates together to form a date range, use either one of the following formulas: =TEXT(A2,?dd/mm/yy?)&?-?&TEXT(B2,?dd/mm/yy?)

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The ampersand '&' operator is used to concatenate the two dates as a date range in a custom format, specified as ?mmm d? in this case, in a single cell, and the two dates are joined with a hyphen '-' in the resultant date range which is determined in cell C2.

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Follow these steps to create the formula: Select the cell where you want the combined data. Type the formula, with text inside double quotes, and the date inside the TEXT function. For example, to show the full weekday name, for the current date: ="Today is " & TEXT(TODAY(),"dddd") Press Enter to complete the formula.