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Difficulties with repeating dates and numbers when extending column with formula

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    Question Difficulties with repeating dates and numbers when extending column with formula

    Hello Forum,

    I have worked with my excel book for a while now, and I am close to a happy point but just can’t iron out a few last bugs. If you could please help, I would much appreciate it! I am using Excel 2010.

    Problem:
    • I have attached my excel book for reference.
    • Column G & H = Due to the formula I have in the two columns (=NOW()-C22) & (C22+21) [C22 contains a date], when I drag it down to the rest of the rows which don’t have data yet, I get this in column G=41563 and this in H=1/21/1900. I would like to not be able to see anything there until I add subsequent data. <-- please let me know if I need to further elaborate : )

    If you see any other improvements you would suggest in my excel workbook (conditional formatting, etc), feel free to do so. Suggestions welcomed.

    Thank you for looking at my situation!

    Cheers,

    Atrios
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    Re: Difficulties with repeating dates and numbers when extending column with formula

    You need to put your formula like below..

    in cell G3
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    in cell H3
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    And then copy it down.

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    Re: Difficulties with repeating dates and numbers when extending column with formula

    As a suggestion, if this is going to grow to any size, it might be to your benefit if you put the NOW() in its own cell and then reference in the formula. The reason for saying that is because NOW() and TODAY() (among others) are volatile functions that update with every change to the workbook. If you have a lot of them, it will tend to slow things down.

    Also, if you look at your 1st answer, it is giving 2, but 10/16/2013 - 10/15/2013 is 1? I would suggest using =today() rather than NOW()...NOW() includes the time as well, and it doesnt look like you need that?
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