Hi Rose
As Paul pointed out, you need to have a valid Excel date entered into
cell A1.
(If I type 20.02.2006 in cell A1, I also get a #VALUE error.)
I chose 20/02/2006 for next Monday's date. Do ensure it is not a Text
representation of the date.
Highlight cell A1, then Format>Cells>Number>Date and highlight the 3rd
option down which shows 14/03/2001
Now enter 20/02/2006 in the cell (or, whatever the format is for your
regional settings)
To provide a result exactly the same as your second post to Paul, then
use the following formula
="Today is "&TEXT(A1,"dddd")&" "&TEXT(A1,"mmmm dd yyyy")
& CHAR(10)& "72 hour reports for " &UPPER(TEXT(A1+3,"dddd"))
&" "&TEXT(A1+3,"mmmm dd yyyy")&" are due today"
I have deliberately forced line breaks into the formula to allow it to
come out more clearly in this posting. The formula is really just one
continuous entry.
If you format the cell in which you post the formula with line wrap on,
then it will show on 2 lines as you requested, once you widen the
column.
Format>Cells>Alignment>Wrap text