Find the difference in years: Start date End date

1/14/2014 5/6/2016

Find the difference in months: Start date End date

1/1/2014 5/6/2016

Find the difference in days: Start date End date

1/1/2014 5/6/2016

Find the difference in weeks: Start date End date

1/1/2014 5/6/2016

Calculate age in accumulated

years, months and days: Start date End date
1/1/2014 5/6/2016

All in one:

Tip: Press ALT+ENTER to put line breaks in your formula.

Also, press CTRL+SHIFT+U if you cant see the whole formul

Calculate the difference between

today and another date: End date
12/31/3000

Calculate workdays, with

or without holidays: First, make a list of all holidays in a separate area.
Make sure each date is in its own cell.

Holidays
1/1/2016 9/5/2016
1/18/2016 10/10/2016
2/15/2016 11/11/2016
5/30/2016 11/24/2016
7/4/2016 12/25/2016

After you put each holiday in its own cell,

select those cells. Then go to Formulas > Define Name.
 Name the range, and click OK.

Note: We have done this already in this workbook.

We named the range, "MyHolidays." You can see
the name by going to Formulas > Name Manager.

In this example, the NETWORKDAYS.INTL

function calculates the number of workdays:
Start date End date
1/1/2016 12/31/2016

In Excel 2007, you can use the NETWORKDAYS

function to calculate the number of workdays:
Start date End date
1/1/2016 12/31/2016

If you want your holidays inside a formula,

you can use extra brackets, quotes, and commas.

This highlighted cell shows an example

of 2 holiday dates within the formula:
Start date End date
1/1/2016 12/31/2016

And here's an Excel 2007 example of

of 2 holiday dates within the formula:
Start date End date
1/1/2016 12/31/2016

Calculate the difference

between two times: Start time End time
7:15 AM 4:30 PM

Calculate the difference

between two times: Start date/time End date/time
1/1/16 1:00 PM 1/2/16 2:00 PM
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all three results are combined into one cell.

Putting TODAY() in the formula allows you to find the difference

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12/31/3000. The date of TODAY() will change if you open the file
on a future day.
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weekend days of Saturdays and Sundays. But you can use "2"
for Sunday and Monday, "3" for Monday and Tuesday, and so
on. To see all possible parameters, delete the "1" from this
formula and pick from the list.
In Excel 2007, this cell will return the #NAME? error.
In Excel 2007, you must use the NETWORKDAYS function. This
function doesn't have weekend parameters. It always assumes
that your weekends are on Saturdays and Sundays.