Excel Formulas

Data Validations:

Checking whether the cell has a number or not, usually useful while checking accounts/transactions/banking sheets.

=(F2-(IF(ISNUMBER(D3),D3,0))) + (IF(ISNUMBER(E3),E3,0))

Checking whether the cell is BLANK, usually useful in textual/string validations

=(F2-(IF(ISBLANK(D3),D3,0))) + (IF(ISBLANK(E3),E3,0))

Conversions:

Date values: India to US

Input Date Format: 7/1/2011  (days in single digits)

Conversion Formula: DATE(YEAR(B3),DAY(B3),MONTH(B3))

Output Date Format: 1/7/2011

Input Date Format: 14/01/2011  (days in two digits)

Conversion Formula: DATEVALUE(MID(B8,4,2)&”/”&LEFT(B8,2)&”/”&RIGHT(B8,3))

Output Date Format: 1/14/2011

Reference articles:

  1. How to use dates and times in Excel
  2. HOW TO: Convert Dates in Imported Files from yy/mm/dd to mm/dd/yy Format in Excel 2000

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