Show dates as the day of the week

Microsoft Office Excel 2003

  1. Select the cells that contain dates you want to show as the day of the week.
  2. On the Format menu, click Cells, and then click the Number tab.
  3. Under Category, click Custom, and in the Type box, type dddd for full weekdays (Monday, Tuesday, etc.), or ddd for abbreviations (Mon, Tue, Wed, etc.).

ShowConvert dates to the text for the day of the week

Use the TEXT and WEEKDAY functions to do this task.

Worksheet example

The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank worksheet.

Show How?

  1. Create a blank workbook or worksheet.
  2. Select the example in the Help topic. Do not select the row or column headers.

    Selecting an example from Help

    Selecting an example from Help

  3. Press CTRL+C.
  4. In the worksheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
  5. To switch between viewing the results and viewing the formulas that return the results, press CTRL+` (grave accent), or on the Tools menu, point to Formula Auditing, and then click Formula Auditing Mode.
 
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19-Feb-2007
3-Jan-2008
Formula Description (Result)
=TEXT(WEEKDAY(A2), "dddd") Calculates the day of the week for the date and returns the full name of the day (Monday)
=TEXT(WEEKDAY(A3), "ddd") Calculates the day of the week for the date and returns the abbreviated name of the day (Thu)

Function details

WEEKDAY

TEXT