In the example, the date is March 9, 2016, which is the serial number 42,438. So: This means there are 13,033 days before January 1, 2050, when counting from March 9, 2016.
Without TODAY
Note: you don’t need to use the TODAY function. In the second example, the formula in D6 is:
Concatenating with text
In the third example, the same basic formula is used along with concatenation operator (&) to embed the calculated days in a simple text message: Since there are 15 days between December 10, 2014 and December 25, 2014, the result is this message: Just 15 days left!
Workdays only
To calculate workdays between dates, you can use the NETWORKDAYS function as explained here.
Dave Bruns
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