You could try: Data > Text to Columns > Next > Next > Date:MDY
on the column.
In the last step you can choose Destination in another adjacent column
if you want to put the results in another column.
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It seems from your formula that you want the result to be a text string, and
not a formatted Excel Date (an Excel date is a serial number formatted to look
like a date).
If that is the case, then the formula to use depends on the nature of the
original in T1474.
If T1474 is a serial number formatted to look like a date, then use this:
=TEXT(T1474, "dd/mm/yyyy")
If, on the other hand, T1474 is a text string, and you want to convert it to a
text string, then this should work:
=TEXT(DATE(RIGHT(T1474,2),LEFT(T1474,FIND("/",T1474)-1),
MID(T1474,FIND("/",T1474)+1,FIND(CHAR(1),SUBSTITUTE(
T1474,"/",CHAR(1),2))-FIND("/",T1474)-1)),"dd/mm/yy")
Obviously, there are various permutations of whether T1474 is text or a date,
versus what you want your result to be.
For example, if T1474 was a date, and you wanted your result to be a date, then
simply:
=T1474 and format the result (Format/Cell/Number/Custom Type: "dd/mm/yy")
--ron