See If this works for you.

With the list for Data Validation in H1:H4, enter in B2:
=MATCH(A2,H1:H4,0)

With the pay period (presumably a Monday), in A10 enter in A11 and copy down
the formula:
=IF($B$2<3,A10-WEEKDAY(A10,2)-2+$B$2*7,DATE(YEAR(A10),MONTH(A10)+$B$2-2,15)-WEEKDAY(DATE(YEAR(A10),MONTH(A10)+$B$2-2,15),2)+5)

This should return the following Friday for weekly or the Friday after that
for bi-weekly and the Friday nearest to the 15th of the month for monthly
and bi-monthly.


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"BobR" wrote in message
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Hello
I have excel 2003 installed and am looking for a solution to this problem

I have pay periods of Weekly BiWeekly Bi Monthly and Monthly in
cell A2 and they are selected by a list by data validation with a pull
down.

I have in A10 a date that the payroll first begins for this person
A11 and on down are being listed as the next payday.

My question is:
A11 and down I want to have a formula that will say ifA2=biweekly, a10+14,
ifA2=weekly,A10+7 but I don't know how to make the formula in the if
statemnt if A2 = bi monthly or monthly and have it come out exactly in the
middle of the month or a t the beginning of the month.

If bimonthly then should select 15 or thereabouts if monthly jan, feb,
march on the first.

Any help would be appreciated
Thanks
BOB