Excel TEXT formula doesn't convert 'yyyy' to a year

Question

I want to combine some text with a date in Excel 2013.

Let\'s say I have a cell A2 with a date like 30-10-2014. I tried to append the date after the text with t

Answer 1

Solution: To check if "jjjj" format is working:

The date you want to display in a certain format is in A1

In cell A2 link a cel to the cel with the date you want displayed in a certain format with the following formula:

=TEXT(A1;"dd/mm/jjjj")

In a 3rd cel you then place the following formula:

=IF(RIGHT(A2;4)="jjjj";TEXT(A1;"yyyy");TEXT(A1;"jjjj"))

If the 4 digits from the right are "jjjj" this formula will display the date formatted as "yyyy" else the formatting "jjjj" will be used.