
Use the MONTH and DAY functions to sort
birthdays by month
The worksheet in Figure 4-14 contains a list of employees and their
birthdays. This list has to be sorted by month, which is not possible
with Excel’s usual sort function. Use this tip to insert a supporting
column to convert the month and day dates to serial values.
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To sort birthdays by month:
1. In cells A2:B10 generate a list of employees and their
birthdays.
2. Select cells C2:C10 and type the following formula:
=MONTH(B2)*100+DAY(B2).
3. Press <Ctrl+Enter>.
4. Select cell C1.
5. From the Standard toolbar, click Sort Ascending.
6. Format the column as General to display serial values
rather than ...