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Convert years to months in Excel

In Excel worksheet, have you ever tried to convert the number of months to years and months? For example, 56 months equals 4 years and 8 months as the left screenshot shown. In this article, I will talk about how to solve this job in Excel.

Convert months to years and months with formula


Convert months to years and months with formula

To convert the months to years and months, the below formula can help you.

Please copy and paste the following formula into a blank cell:

=INT(A2/12) & " years and " &MOD(A2,12)& " months"

And then, drag the fill handle down to the cells that you want to contain this formula, and the month numbers have been converted to years and months as you need, see screenshot:

Convert years to months in Excel


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How do I convert years to months in Excel?

Below are the steps to change the date format and only get month and year using the TEXT function:.
Click on a blank cell where you want the new date format to be displayed (B2).
Type the formula: =TEXT(A2,”m/yy”) ... .
Press the Return key..
This should display the original date in our required format..

How do you convert year to month?

The time in months is equal to the years multiplied by 12.

How do I convert a date into a month in Excel?

Microsoft Excel's TEXT function can help you to convert a date to its corresponding month name or weekday name easily. In a blank cell, please enter this formula =TEXT(A2,"mmmm"), in this case in cell C2. , and press the Enter key.

How do I get Excel to calculate months and years?

Start list with a static date 1/1/2019..
Press Enter key to continue on the cell below..
Type =DATE(.
Continue with YEAR(B3), formula, be sure that the argument is the cell above..
Next is MONTH(B3)+1, formula to increase previous date's month by 1..
Type 1..
Type ) to close the DATE function and finish the formula..