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TuomoT
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Mar 24, 2021
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Excel date + number function

Hi Excell Experts,

 

Could you help me what is formula in excel date + number = date ?

 

For example 24.3.2021 + 1,5 = new date in future ?

 

Best regards

Tuomo

  • TuomoT The cool thing about dates in Excel is that the are in fact numbers. So you can calculate with them. Assuming that 24.3.2021 is recognised as a date by your local Excel settings and the comma as the decimal separator, you can enter a formula like =A1+1,5. It will will add 36 hours (i.e. one and a half day) to whatever date/time is in A1.

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    Riny_van_Eekelen
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    TuomoT The cool thing about dates in Excel is that the are in fact numbers. So you can calculate with them. Assuming that 24.3.2021 is recognised as a date by your local Excel settings and the comma as the decimal separator, you can enter a formula like =A1+1,5. It will will add 36 hours (i.e. one and a half day) to whatever date/time is in A1.

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      TuomoT
      Copper Contributor
      Hi Riny,
      I understand, thank you very much!

      Best regards
      Tuomo

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