By entering the codes 123 or 4 times the display will be different. Assume you have number 1 in the cell. In a similar way the TEXT function allows you to convert a date or time into text in a preferred format.
TEXTValue to convert into text Formatting code Where the first argument can be a date cell a number etc.
To format a date you just write the parameter d m or y different number of times. For example if the date January 9 2000 is entered in cell A1 you can use TEXT to convert this date into the following text strings as follows. Your format will preview in the Sample box with the first date in your data. TODAY -C160 This formula checks to see if the dates in cells C1 to C4 are greater than 60 days past.