Wrapping numbers and dates in columns

Is there a way to have formatted numbers and dates wrap in cells when the columns are too small to display all the data?

runswithtwohorses wrote:
Is there a way to have formatted numbers and dates wrap in cells when the columns are too small to display all the data?
r,
Yes, but I have only had success if I add an auxiliary cell/column for the transition to text.
For instance if I have the Date/Time January 1, 2010 10:10 AM in Cell A1 and format it as Friday, January 1, 2010 10:10 AM it doesn't wrap, but, let's say, it has the proper format. If in Cell B1 I write: =A1 & "" , and I set the wrap property in the Format Inspector for that cell, I will get the proper format and the wrap in B1.
So, the concatenation operator and the null string convert the date object to text. I have found no way to do this in a single cell, even with a more complex formula.
Jerry

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