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Asked: June 14, 20262026-06-14T17:05:51+00:00 2026-06-14T17:05:51+00:00

I have some text AND a date (seperated by a hyphen) in one excel

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I have some text AND a date (seperated by a hyphen) in one excel cell e.g. “Anniversary – 12/12/2012”

I want to be able to read the date only and if it is greater than the current date – the cell should become highlighted.

Can this be done via excel functions or do I need to write some VBA?

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    2026-06-14T17:05:51+00:00Added an answer on June 14, 2026 at 5:05 pm

    Mark the area with all values, and chose “Conditional Formatting”. Select “More Rules” from “Highlight Cells Rules” and select “Use a formula to determine which cells to format”. Put this formula in the rule description field:

    =DATEVALUE(MID($A1,FIND(" - ",$A1)+3,10))>TODAY()
    

    Don’t forget to chose the formatting options with “Format…”

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