Listed here are Excel functions that can be used to count the number of business days between two dates or find the start and end dates of a project given a set number of business days.
These functions can be very useful for planning and when writing proposals to determine the time frame of a project. Several of the functions will automatically removes weekend days from the total. Specific holidays can be omitted as well.
Excel 2007 NETWORKDAYS Function
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The NETWORKDAYS function can be used to calculate the number of business days between the start date and end date of a project. This tutorial includes an example of calculating the number of business days between two dates using the NETWORKDAYS function in Excel 2007.
Excel 2007 EDATE Function
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The EDATE function can be used to calculate a due date of a project or investment that fall on the same day of the month as the date it was issued.This tutorial includes an example of calculating the due date of a project using the EDATE function in Excel 2007.
Excel 2007 WORKDAY Function
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The WORKDAY function can be used to calculate the end date or start date of a project for a given number of business days. This tutorial includes an example of calculating the end date of a project using the WORKDAY function in Excel 2007.
Excel 2007 DAYS360 Function
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The Excel 2007 DAYS360 Function can be used in accounting systems to calculate the number of days between two dates based on a 360-day year (twelve 30-day months). This tutorial includes an example that calculates the number of days between two dates using the DAYS360 function.
Excel DATEDIF Function
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The DATEDIF function can be used to calculate the number of days between dates. This tutorial includes a step by step example of using the DATEDIF function in Excel.
