TODAY and NOW
Count the days to a deadline or since an event with TODAY, which updates by itself, and know when NOW is the right choice.
In this lesson
=TODAY()gives today's date.- Both update whenever the sheet recalculates.
- Days until a date:
=C2-TODAY().
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- Skill
- Dates and times
- Stage
- Beginner
Where it sits in Dates and times
- How dates really work8 min
- TODAY and NOWThis lesson10 min
- DATE, YEAR, MONTH and DAY9 min
- Days between two dates9 min
- Add months with EDATE and EOMONTH10 min
- Working days with NETWORKDAYS and WORKDAY12 min
The steps
12 steps: 4 explanations, 6 Do this, 2 questions, then Your turn.
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Why your formula broke when you copied it
Lock a cell with $ so a formula keeps working when you copy it down.
Beginner · 7 min · Free, with no sign-up
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On your computer, go tolearnford.com/go/39MP