Chapter 7. Date and Time Functions

This chapter describes the Microsoft Excel functions you can use to calculate date and time values. The functions are listed in Table 7-1. These functions also allow you to work with the system time of your computer, so make sure that the system time of your computer is set correctly.

Table 7-1. Overview of the Date and Time Functions

Function

Description

DATE()

Returns the Excel date sequential serial number for a given year, month, and day

DATEDIF()

Calculates the difference between a start and an end date in years, ...

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