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DATE / TIME FUNCTIONS

1. TODAY function
DESCRIPTION
The Microsoft Excel TODAY function returns the current system date. This function will
refresh the date whenever the worksheet recalculates.
SYNTAX
The syntax for the Microsoft Excel TODAY function is:
TODAY()
Parameters or Arguments
There are no parameters or arguments for the TODAY function.

2. NOW function
DESCRIPTION
The Microsoft Excel NOW function returns the current system date and time. The NOW
function will refresh the date/time value whenever the worksheet recalculates.
SYNTAX
The syntax for the Microsoft Excel NOW function is:
NOW()
Parameters or Arguments
There are no parameters or arguments for the NOW function.

3. DAY function
DESCRIPTION
The Microsoft Excel DAY function returns the day of the month (a number from 1 to 31)
given a date value.
SYNTAX
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The syntax for the Microsoft Excel DAY function is:
DAY( date_value )
Parameters or Arguments
date_value is a valid date.

4. MONTH function
DESCRIPTION
The Microsoft Excel MONTH function returns the month (a number from 1 to 12) given
a date value.
SYNTAX
The syntax for the Microsoft Excel MONTH function is:
MONTH( date_value )
Parameters or Arguments
date_value is a valid date.

5. YEAR function
DESCRIPTION
The Microsoft Excel YEAR function returns a four-digit year (a number from 1900 to
9999) given a date value.
SYNTAX
The syntax for the Microsoft Excel YEAR function is:
YEAR( date_value )
Parameters or Arguments
date_value is a valid date.

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MATHEMATICAL FUNCTIONS

ROUND (WS)
ROUND (VBA)
ROUNDDOWN (WS)
ROUNDUP (WS)
SUMIF (WS)


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STATISTICAL FUNCTIONS

COUNTBLANK (WS)
COUNTIF (WS)
RANK (WS)

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TEXT FUNCTIONS

CONCATENATE (WS)
LEFT (WS, VBA)
MID (WS, VBA)
RIGHT (WS, VBA)
TRIM (WS, VBA)


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FINANCIAL FUNCTIONS

FV (WS, VBA)
PMT (WS, VBA)
PV (WS, VBA)


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DATABASE FUNCTIONS

DAVERAGE (WS)
DCOUNT (WS)
DMAX (WS)
DMIN (WS)
DSUM (WS)



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LOOKUP / REFERENCE FUNCTIONS

HLOOKUP (WS)
VLOOKUP (WS)