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Microsoft Excel 2010 Training

Figure out dates by using formulas in Excel 2010

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Course contents

Overview: Date calculation

Lesson: Includes six instructional movies

Test

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Overview: Date calculation


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.

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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.


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Dates and formulas


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Find the number of days between two dates




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Find the number of workdays between two dates




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Find the date that falls after a number of workdays




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Find the date that falls after a number of months




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Find the date that falls after a year, months, and days




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Test question 1

8/22/2011 and 22-August-2011 are stored as different serial numbers. (Pick one answer.)


True.

False.

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Test question 1


Same date, same number.

8/22/2011 and 22-August-2011 are stored as different serial numbers.

Answer:

False.

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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.)


June 23, 2012

23-June-12

June 23 2012

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Test question 2


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:

June 23 2012

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Test question 3

Which function would you use to find the date that falls after a number of workdays? (Pick one answer.)


NETWORKDAYS

WORKDAY

TODAY

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Test question 3


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:

WORKDAY

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Test question 4

What do you type to start a formula in Excel? (Pick one answer.)


A function.

Mathematical operators.

An equal sign (=)

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Test question 4


Every formula begins with an equal sign. If a formula does not produce results, check to see if theres an equal sign at the beginning.

What do you type to start a formula in Excel?

Answer:

An equal sign (=)

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Test question 5

How do you separate formula arguments? (Pick one answer.)


With parentheses.

With a space.

With a comma.

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Test question 5


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:

With a comma.

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Quick Reference Card

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