A TechRepublic member wrote for advice on calculating the years, months, and days elapsed between two dates. This tutorial explains the solution provided by TechRepublic contributor Jeff Davis. A ...

DATEDIF(), which means Date + Dif, is a compatibility function left over from Lotus 1-2-3 that Microsoft adopted in Excel version 2000, which is the only version that explains how this function works.

The project highlights how Excel can be used to manipulate dates, extract insights from datasets, and automate grading with formulas. This dataset demonstrates the use of Excel time and date functions ...

If you pay employees an hourly wage and use time cards to track their weekly work time, you can use Microsoft Excel to calculate work totals, simplifying your payroll preparation. Especially when you ...

DATEVALUE is a Date and Time function, and its purpose is to convert a date in the form of text to a serial number. In this post, we will show you how to use the DATEVALUE function in Microsoft Excel.

To avoid problems with your employees or the government, your company payroll spreadsheet should not only be accurate, but it should also comply with all federal and state laws. For example, your ...

Too many financial decisions are made without factoring in the time value of money. Whether providing financial planning advice related to a client’s retirement, advising a client about a business ...

Please note: This item is from our archives and was published in 2001. It is provided for historical reference. The content may be out of date and links may no longer function. Q. Okay, so Excel is a ...

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