Count days before a date

Microsoft Office Excel 2003

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  1. Create a blank workbook or worksheet.
  2. Select the example in the Help topic. Do not select the row or column headers.

    Selecting an example from Help

    Selecting an example from Help

  3. Press CTRL+C.
  4. In the worksheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
  5. To switch between viewing the results and viewing the formulas that return the results, press CTRL+` (grave accent), or on the Tools menu, point to Formula Auditing, and then click Formula Auditing Mode.
 
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Date
1/1/2008
6/1/2007
Formula Description (Result)
=A2-TODAY() Number of days from current date to end of 2007 (Varies)
=A2-A3 Number of days from 6/1/2007 until the end of 2007 (214)

Notes

  • In the first formula above, the current date used is taken from the system clock.
  • In the last formula above, to view the date as a number, select the cell and click Cells on the Format menu. Click the Number tab, and then click Number in the Category box.

Function details

TODAY

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