Master Excel Date and Time Functions in Minutes. Boost Your Data Skills Fast.Data Analysis (2025)

Are you new to Microsoft Excel and want to master working with dates and times? This comprehensive, step-by-step tutorial is specifically designed for beginners to easily understand and effectively utilize essential date and time functions. Learn how to effortlessly insert and format current dates using the TODAY() function, capture the precise moment with the NOW() function, and create specific time entries with the TIME() function.

We go beyond the basics and also introduce you to the practical WORKDAY() function, which helps you calculate working days by excluding weekends and specified holidays – a crucial skill for project management and scheduling in Excel.

This easy-to-follow Excel tutorial breaks down each function with clear explanations and practical examples, ensuring you can immediately apply these skills to your own spreadsheets. Whether you're managing deadlines, tracking project timelines, organizing data with timestamps, or simply trying to get a better grasp of Excel's capabilities, understanding date and time functions is fundamental.

In this video, you will learn how to:

Use the TODAY function to display the current date.
Employ the NOW function to show the current date and time.
Create specific time values using the TIME function.
Calculate working days with the WORKDAY function, excluding weekends.
Optionally incorporate holidays into your workday calculations.
Understand the basic syntax and application of these key Excel formulas.
Practice along and reinforce your learning with our free downloadable Excel practice file: [https://bit.ly/exceldate]. This tutorial is perfect for Excel novices, students, and anyone looking to improve their basic spreadsheet skills and boost their productivity.

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