dates – HowtoExcel.net https://howtoexcel.net Analytics. Automation. Process Improvement. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 06:02:08 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://howtoexcel.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/h2eicon.png dates – HowtoExcel.net https://howtoexcel.net 32 32 Adding Static Timestamps in Excel Using Checkboxes https://howtoexcel.net/2024/03/add-timestamps-in-excel-with-checkboxes.html Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:46:58 +0000 http://axb.srl.mybluehost.me/?p=8744 One way to enhance your spreadsheets is by adding checkboxes. Using checkboxes, you can make data entry easier for your users. And you can create formulas based on whether a checkbox is checked off or not. In the latest version of Excel, using Microsoft 365, it’s easier than ever to create multiple checkboxes in just […]

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]]> Create a Date and Time Stamp in Excel Using VBA https://howtoexcel.net/2023/11/create-a-date-stamp-in-excel-using-vba.html Tue, 28 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 http://axb.srl.mybluehost.me/?p=8283 Do you have a spreadsheet that needs to track dates? Whether it’s a shipping log, an inventory tracker, a sales order template, or just something to track when the last change was made to a cell, there’s an easy way you can create a date stamp in Excel with VBA. Use checkboxes to make your […]

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]]> How to Group Dates by Month in a Pivot Table https://howtoexcel.net/2023/08/group-dates-by-month-in-a-pivot-table.html Tue, 08 Aug 2023 04:17:51 +0000 http://axb.srl.mybluehost.me/?p=8061 In this post, I’m going to show you how to group dates in a pivot table by month. By doing this, you can do analysis by month rather than individual day. And that will also make it easier to plot the data on a chart. For this example, I’m going to use TSA passenger volumes […]

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]]> 15 Excel Functions Accountants Should Know https://howtoexcel.net/2023/03/15-excel-functions-accountants-should-know.html Tue, 28 Mar 2023 04:19:52 +0000 http://axb.srl.mybluehost.me/?p=7784 If you’re an accountant, you know that working with large amounts of data can be a daunting task. But with Excel, that work can get a whole lot easier and more efficient. Understanding Excel’s advanced features and functions can improve productivity, reduce errors, make your work more accurate, and most importantly — save you time. […]

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]]> How to Convert Date Formats in Excel https://howtoexcel.net/2023/03/how-to-convert-date-formats-in-excel.html Tue, 21 Mar 2023 06:39:33 +0000 http://axb.srl.mybluehost.me/?p=7773 If you’ve ever downloaded data and received dates in the wrong format, it can be a challenge to fix. If your regional settings are month/day/year but in a spreadsheet they are in day/month/year format, then odds are they will be reading in a text format rather than date. The one exception is when you’re dealing […]

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]]> How to Show Elapsed Time in Excel https://howtoexcel.net/2023/01/how-to-show-elapsed-time-in-excel.html Tue, 10 Jan 2023 06:35:18 +0000 http://axb.srl.mybluehost.me/?p=7631 Do you need to calculate the time that that has elapsed between two date values in Excel? In this post, I’ll show you how you can show the difference in hours, minutes, and seconds. This can be useful if you need to determine hours on a work shift or just to see how much time […]

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]]> How to Calculate Age in Excel https://howtoexcel.net/2022/09/how-to-calculate-age-in-excel.html https://howtoexcel.net/2022/09/how-to-calculate-age-in-excel.html#respond Tue, 27 Sep 2022 04:39:39 +0000 http://axb.srl.mybluehost.me/?p=7287 Excel’s date and time functions make it easy to calculate the difference between two dates. And in this post, I’ll show you how you can calculate age in Excel. This can include a person’s age, or the interval between two dates. You can also break this difference into years, months, days, minutes, and seconds. Use […]

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]]> https://howtoexcel.net/2022/09/how-to-calculate-age-in-excel.html/feed 0 Excel’s New Text Functions Make Data Parsing a Breeze https://howtoexcel.net/2022/04/excels-new-text-functions-make-data-parsing-a-breeze.html https://howtoexcel.net/2022/04/excels-new-text-functions-make-data-parsing-a-breeze.html#respond Wed, 13 Apr 2022 02:12:03 +0000 http://axb.srl.mybluehost.me/?p=6880 Parsing data in Excel can be complicated, using a combination of functions ranging from LEFT, RIGHT, MID, and FIND. However, with the help of a few new functions that are available in Excel, the process is a whole lot easier for users. In this post, I’ll look at how you could parse out a date […]

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]]> https://howtoexcel.net/2022/04/excels-new-text-functions-make-data-parsing-a-breeze.html/feed 0 Calculate the First Day and Last Day of the Week https://howtoexcel.net/2022/01/calculate-the-first-day-and-last-day-of-the-week.html https://howtoexcel.net/2022/01/calculate-the-first-day-and-last-day-of-the-week.html#respond Wed, 26 Jan 2022 02:43:02 +0000 http://axb.srl.mybluehost.me/?p=6649 Excel’s WEEKNUM function can return the specific week that a date falls in. But to do the reverse is a bit more challenging. In this post, I’ll show you how you can get the first and last day of a week (as well as anything in-between). Setting up some variables You can make this into […]

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]]> https://howtoexcel.net/2022/01/calculate-the-first-day-and-last-day-of-the-week.html/feed 0 How to Convert Month Number to Month Name in Excel https://howtoexcel.net/2021/06/how-to-convert-month-number-to-month-name.html https://howtoexcel.net/2021/06/how-to-convert-month-number-to-month-name.html#respond Mon, 21 Jun 2021 19:54:03 +0000 http://axb.srl.mybluehost.me/?p=5743 Do you have a report in Excel that lists the months as the numbers 1 through 12 and you want to convert that into the actual month names? Below, I’ll show you how you convert a month number into a month name in Excel. Here’s an example of data that shows monthly sales but it […]

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