If Microsoft Excel does not recognize dates, then there is something wrong with the formatting. Use any of the methods mentioned here to format cells perfectly.

Microsoft Excel’s new text function TEXTSPLIT() is Excel’s TEXT TO COLUMNS feature in a formula and a bit more.

The Excel TEXTSPLIT function can split text strings by using row or column delimiters. Learn how to use the new TEXTSPLIT () function in Excel.

I’m sharing six of those essential Excel functions that I wish I had learned much earlier. I’m confident that they will make a huge difference in your work, too.