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Change the Format of a Date Field Without Creating Another Date Field
Change the Format of a Date Field Without Creating Another Date Field

How to use the PARSEDATE function to format an existing date

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Written by Eszter Takacs
Updated over a week ago
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Say you have a Date field called "Date" with the format 07/05/23. And you want to have another Date field that is the same date as "Date" but in a different format, say "July 5, 2023". There is a very easy way to do this using Formula fields and the PARSEDATE function
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1. Create the "Date" field

We'll just create a date field and leave the format as 07/05/23.
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2. Create the "Date 2" field using PARSEDATE

When creating the "Date 2" field, instead of selecting "Date" as the field type, select "Formula." Then in the formula input box type:

PARSEDATE({Date})


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Next, navigate to the "Format" dropdown and select this format "July 5, 2023" (keep in mind the actual date you see for this format will be different).

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