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Trankil
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May 18, 2020
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date display

I downloaded a miscrosoft schedule template. But there is a problem. Why in cell C3 does he not put the date in cell G2? If someone could correct me this error, thank you very much for your help
  • Riny_van_Eekelen's avatar
    Riny_van_Eekelen
    May 21, 2020

    Trankil Thanks for the link. Have looked at the template and now dare to say that I consider it totally useless. It's no better, and probably worse, than just writing your appointments in a paper calendar. All that this template allows you to do is set the start of the day (C2), the time interval between calendar entries (E2) and the data for the first day in the week (G2). Now, the real dumb thing with this template is that G2 contains the formula =TODAY(). It suggests that the schedule is dynamic in some way, automatically updating something every day. Unfortunately, it's not. As you noted yourself, the calendar entries are stuck in a cell and will not move with the day of the week or time of the time when the settings in the above-mentioned cells change. So, If you insist on using the template that I amended for you earlier, you need to set the three cells mentioned above first and get rid of the TODAY formula. Just type the date you want the calendar to start with. And then start entering your appointments/tasks. For every new period, you need to empty the calendar and start from scratch.

    But, why not use the calendar function that is built-in into your computer or one of many that can be found on-line. Then you can enter appointments, tasks, whatever. Keep track of history and view/report on whatever period (day, week, month, year) you are interested in.

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