Working with date and time in Excel involves a variety of functions that can help you manage and manipulate dates and times effectively. Here’s a brief overview of some key functions:
NOW(): Returns the current date and time.
TODAY(): Returns the current date.
DATE(year, month, day): Combines individual year, month, and day values into a date.
TIME(hour, minute, second): Combines individual hour, minute, and second values into a time.
DAY(date), MONTH(date), YEAR(date): Extracts the day, month, or year from a date, respectively.
HOUR(time), MINUTE(time), SECOND(time): Extracts the hour, minute, or second from a time, respectively.
DATEDIF(start_date, end_date, “unit”): Calculates the difference between two dates based on the specified unit (e.g., “Y” for years, “M” for months, “D” for days).
EDATE(start_date, months): Returns the date that is a specified number of months before or after the start date.
EOMONTH(start_date, months): Returns the last day of the month a specified number of months before or after the start date.