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Vacation Request Form 2017

Vacation Start Date: 1/1/2017

A start date and an end date

are typed into the data validation rules

NOTE: Dates could also be typed onto a worksheet

as shown on the DateRangeRef example
 StartDate 6/1/2017
Vacation Request Form EndDate 12/31/2017

Vacation Start Date:

<== A start date and an end date are entered on a worksheet
The cells are named - StartDate and EndDate
Those names are referenced in the data validation rules
These date cells could be moved to a different sheet
Shipping Form

Select a shipping Date: 7/10/2016

The date list is on the AdminLists sheet

Formulas calculate the dates, using the TODAY function
Year Validation

Enter a date in the current year:

A custom formula is used to compare

the year in cell C4 with
the year in today's date.
=YEAR(C4)=YEAR(TODAY())
 DateList
Yesterday 9/4/2019 =TODAY()-1
Today 9/5/2019 =C2+1
Tomorrow 9/6/2019 =C3+1
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