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# **Split a date into numbers**

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In B2, use SPLIT to split the date text in A2 at the dashes into year, month and day.

B2fx

|  | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Date as text | Year | Month | Day |  | |
| 2 | 2024-03-15 |  |  |  |  | |
| 3 |  |  |  |  |  | |
| 4 |  |  |  |  |  | |
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