Get Formatted Value of Cell in Excel

Question

How do you get the formatted value of a cell when using =CONCATENATE(E1, " - " , D1)?

E1 = 08/21/2014 8:00 PM EST (Formatted value = 08/21)

D1 = Task Item 1

Wanted output: = 08/21 - Task Item 1

Answer 1

Use the TEXT() function:
TEXT(value, format_text)
So if the value is 23.5 and you pass =TEXT(A1, "$0.00") it will return $23.50
Source: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/text-function-HP010062580.aspx