To define a payroll bi-weekly payperiod. ie. 02/24/08 - 03/08/08
Want to enter one date in cell C4. say 03/14/08
I know that the formula =C4-19 will get the start date 02/24/08.
I know that the formula =C4-6 will get the ending date 03/08/08.

How do you format the two expressions together (with a dashed between) into
a single cell: 02/24/08 - 03/01/08 ?

Thanks

If cell C4 contains 3/14/08 then in another cell =TEXT(C4-19,"mm/dd/yy - ")
& TEXT(C4-6,"mm/dd/yy") will produce 02/24/08 - 03/08/08

Tyro

"Surveyor" wrote in message
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To define a payroll bi-weekly payperiod. ie. 02/24/08 - 03/08/08
Want to enter one date in cell C4. say 03/14/08
I know that the formula =C4-19 will get the start date 02/24/08.
I know that the formula =C4-6 will get the ending date 03/08/08.

How do you format the two expressions together (with a dashed between)
into
a single cell: 02/24/08 - 03/01/08 ?

Thanks

If you mean entering any date from the end of the previous pay period up to,
but not including, the last day of the present pay period then try:

=TEXT((C4-7)-MOD(C4-7,14)-6,"mm/dd/yy")&" -
"&TEXT((C4-7)-MOD(C4-7,14)+7,"mm/dd/yy")

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"Surveyor" wrote in message
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To define a payroll bi-weekly payperiod. ie. 02/24/08 - 03/08/08
Want to enter one date in cell C4. say 03/14/08
I know that the formula =C4-19 will get the start date 02/24/08.
I know that the formula =C4-6 will get the ending date 03/08/08.

How do you format the two expressions together (with a dashed between)
into
a single cell: 02/24/08 - 03/01/08 ?

Thanks