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Why not use the Text To Columns feature from the data tab?
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Why not use the Text To Columns feature from the data tab?

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Not sure why you have chosen the example using a Loop when my code is more efficient because it doesn't use a Loop.<br />
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See <a href="http://www.ozgrid.com/Excel/free-training/ExcelVBA1/excelvba1lesson11.htm" rel="ugc">here</a>
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Not sure why you have chosen the example using a Loop when my code is more efficient because it doesn't use a Loop.

See here [http://www.ozgrid.com/Excel/free-training/ExcelVBA1/excelvba1lesson11.htm]

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The following code helps me convert date values into dd-mmm-yyyy, what I'd like to do in addition is then convert the values into text. <br />
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So it would stay as dd-mmm-yyyy but the cell value would be text not a date format. I thought one way maybe to text special, but at the moment I have to paste the values into notepad and then pre format the cells so that they enter as text.<br />
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Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()<br />
Dim cell As Range<br />
For Each cell In Selection<br />
cell.NumberFormat = &quot;dd-mmm-yyyy&quot;<br />
Next cell<br />
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End Sub<br />
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Many thanks for your help.
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The following code helps me convert date values into dd-mmm-yyyy, what I'd like to do in addition is then convert the values into text. 

So it would stay as dd-mmm-yyyy but the cell value would be text not a date format. I thought one way maybe to text special, but at the moment I have to paste the values into notepad and then pre format the cells so that they enter as text.

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Dim cell As Range
For Each cell In Selection
cell.NumberFormat = "dd-mmm-yyyy"
Next cell

End Sub

Many thanks for your help.

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