How to Change a Date to Short Date Format in Excel

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You can format a date in many different ways. The short date format is "yyyy-mm-dd" and is commonly used in the date formatting. For example, 2018-03-05 is the short date format. Please follow the steps below to change a date to short date format:

Step 1. Select the cells with dates;

Step 2: Click the "Home" Tab from the Ribbon;

Step 3: Click the format box in the "Number" section;

Step 4: Click "Short Date" from the drop-down list;

Step 5: All selected dates will change to the Short Date.

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