Numbers - Using the Date and Time Format in Table Cells

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Using the Date and Time Format in Table Cells

Use the date and time format to display date and/or time values.

To define a date and time format, select one or more cells, click the Cell Formats
button in the format bar, choose Date & Time from the pop-up menu, and then choose
an option from the submenu.

Cell formats button

Choose More to apply
the template’s default
date/time format and
open the Cells inspector.

For more control over the date and time format, use the Cells inspector.

To define a date and time format using the Cells inspector:

1

Select the cell or cells.

2

Click Inspector in the toolbar, and then click the Cells inspector button.

3

Choose “Date and Time” from the Cell Format pop-up menu.

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To specify how you want a date formatted, choose a format from the Date pop-up menu.

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To specify how you want a time value formatted, choose a format from the Time pop-

up menu.