EDate Function in Microsoft Excel? How To Use Edate Function Excel? || Microsoft Excel -2024 Tips And Tricks

 EDATE FUNCTION 

The EDATE function in Excel is used to add or subtract a specified number of months to a date. It's useful for calculating future or past dates based on a starting date.

The EDATE function in Excel is primarily used to add or subtract months from a given date. However, if you want to add or subtract days, you can use a simple arithmetic operation instead. Here’s how you can do both:

Syntax :

        =EDATE(start_date, months)

start_date: The initial date from which to calculate. You can input this as a date in quotes (e.g., "2024-09-10") or refer to a cell containing a date.

months: The number of months to add (positive value) or subtract (negative value).

Example :

Start Date And Duration (months)    To Calculate  Due Date By Use EDATE Function 

What's 6 months from today?

What was the date two months ago?

This will return