This document describes an Excel 2010 training course on using formulas to calculate dates. The course contains an overview of date calculations, six instructional videos, and a test. The videos demonstrate how to find the number of days or workdays between two dates, calculate dates that fall after a number of workdays, months, or years. The five question test assesses understanding of topics like recognizing date formats, using the WORKDAY function, and separating formula arguments with commas.

1. Microsoft
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Excel
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2010 Training
Figure out dates by using
formulas in Excel 2010

2. Course contents
• Overview: Date calculation
• Lesson: Includes six instructional movies
• Test
• Quick Reference Card
Figure out dates by using formulas in Excel 2010

3. Overview: Date calculation
Figure out dates by using formulas in Excel 2010
In Excel, you can use formulas to figure
out dates such as how many workdays
until vacation, or calculate the finish
date for a project.
This course will show you how to find
the number of days or workdays
between two dates, and the date that
falls after a particular number of days,
months, and years.

4. Course goals
• Find the number of days between two dates.
• Find the number of workdays between two
dates.
• Calculate the date that falls after a number of
workdays.
• Get the date that falls after a number of months.
• Find the date that falls after years, months, and
days.
Figure out dates by using formulas in Excel 2010

5. Dates and formulas
Figure out dates by using formulas in Excel 2010
Point to the bottom of the video to see the video controls. Drag or point
along the progress bar to move forward or go back.

6. Find the number of days between two dates
Figure out dates by using formulas in Excel 2010
Point to the bottom of the video to see the video controls. Drag or point
along the progress bar to move forward or go back.

7. Find the number of workdays between two dates
Figure out dates by using formulas in Excel 2010
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along the progress bar to move forward or go back.

8. Find the date that falls after a number of workdays
Figure out dates by using formulas in Excel 2010
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along the progress bar to move forward or go back.

9. Find the date that falls after a number of months
Figure out dates by using formulas in Excel 2010
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along the progress bar to move forward or go back.

10. Find the date that falls after a year, months, and days
Figure out dates by using formulas in Excel 2010
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along the progress bar to move forward or go back.

11. Test question 1
8/22/2011 and 22-August-2011 are stored as different
serial numbers. (Pick one answer.)
Figure out dates by using formulas in Excel 2010
1. True.
2. False.

12. Test question 1
Figure out dates by using formulas in Excel 2010
Same date, same number.
8/22/2011 and 22-August-2011 are stored as different
serial numbers.
Answer:
2. False.

13. Test question 2
To get Excel to recognize dates, you must type them in a
format Excel recognizes. Which of these dates will Excel store
as plain text rather than as a serial number? (Pick one answer.)
Figure out dates by using formulas in Excel 2010
1. June 23, 2012
2. 23-June-12
3. June 23 2012

14. Test question 2
Figure out dates by using formulas in Excel 2010
This date does not contain any formatting that Excel recognizes
as a date. Use slashes, hyphens, or commas to separate the parts
of a date so that Excel recognizes information as a date and
stores it as a serial number. Excel will not recognize June 23 2012
or 8,23,10 as a date. Excel stores such information as plain text,
not as a serial number.
To get Excel to recognize dates, you must type them in a
format Excel recognizes. Which of these dates will Excel
store as plain text rather than as a serial number?
Answer:
3. June 23 2012

15. Test question 3
Which function would you use to find the date that falls
after a number of workdays? (Pick one answer.)
Figure out dates by using formulas in Excel 2010
1. NETWORKDAYS
2. WORKDAY
3. TODAY

16. Test question 3
Figure out dates by using formulas in Excel 2010
Use WORKDAY to find a date, such as a due date or end
date that is a number of workdays before or after a date.
Which function would you use to find the date that falls
after a number of workdays?
Answer:
2. WORKDAY

17. Test question 4
What do you type to start a formula in Excel? (Pick one
answer.)
Figure out dates by using formulas in Excel 2010
1. A function.
2. Mathematical operators.
3. An equal sign (=)

18. Test question 4
Figure out dates by using formulas in Excel 2010
Every formula begins with an equal sign. If a formula does
not produce results, check to see if there’s an equal sign at
the beginning.
What do you type to start a formula in Excel?
Answer:
3. An equal sign (=)

19. Test question 5
How do you separate formula arguments? (Pick one
answer.)
Figure out dates by using formulas in Excel 2010
1. With parentheses.
2. With a space.
3. With a comma.

20. Test question 5
Figure out dates by using formulas in Excel 2010
Separate the arguments with a comma. For example,
=NETWORKDAYS(A2,A3,A4:A5). The colon indicates a range
of cells.
How do you separate formula arguments?
Answer:
3. With a comma.

21. Quick Reference Card
For a summary of the tasks covered in this course, view the
Quick Reference Card.
Figure out dates by using formulas in Excel 2010