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Kind regards,

Niek Otten

Microsoft MVP - Excel

"Gina O''Brien" wrote in message
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Hi there,

I have 3 cells - 1 with a start date, 1 with an end date and a 3rd for the
difference between those 2 dates.
How do I get Excel to come up with the correct figure which is the
difference between say, 6 July 05 and 7 Aug 05?

Gina.