In this article you will learn about the DATE formula in Excel and its applications in real life.
The DATE function in Excel returns a date serial number for a specified year, month, and day. This function is useful for creating date values that can be used in calculations or charting, or for converting text dates to serial numbers.
The DATE function in Excel has several uses, including:
Overall, the DATE function is a versatile tool for working with dates in Excel, and it can be used in a wide variety of applications.
The syntax for the DATE function is as follows:
Where “year” is a four-digit integer representing the year, “month” is an integer between 1 and 12 representing the month, and “day” is an integer representing the day of the month.
Note: If “year” is less than 0 or is 10000 or greater, Excel returns the #NUM! error value. However that is not case for “month” & “day”
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