how to calculate a date .. say 34 days from today
 

Hi all,
first time i have been here - so apols in advance if this is a basic
question. I have looked a few places for some help on this but to no
avail.

I would like to do this:
1. create a calculation that is a numbers of days in a cell. In this
case it is to calculate how many days a set amount of money will last.

2. I would then like a new cell to take that calculation from the cell
above and then forecast what date that would be.
So, if i have determined that i have 94 days left of operations with a
set amount of money in the bank, excel can automatically tell me what
date that will be from today's date, along the lines of:
=today's date + 94 days = forecast date.

I hope the above way was not too clumsy a way of explaining my point.
:)

cheers
shaunl


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<< Hi all,
first time i have been here - so apols in advance if this is a basic
question. I have looked a few places for some help on this but to no
avail.

I would like to do this:
1. create a calculation that is a numbers of days in a cell. In this
case it is to calculate how many days a set amount of money will last.


BASED ON THE ABOVE STATEMENT, I ASSUME THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE A FORMULA
FOR CALCULATING THE NUMBER OF \"DAYS A SET AMOUNT OF MONEY WILL LAST.\"
LET US ASSUME THAT THIS IS IN CELL A1

<< 2. I would then like a new cell to take that calculation from the
cell above and then forecast what date that would be.
So, if i have determined that i have 94 days left of operations with a
set amount of money in the bank, excel can automatically tell me what
date that will be from today's date, along the lines of:
=today's date + 94 days = forecast date.


In Cell B1, enter this formula

=TODAY() +A1

Hope this will help you.

Regards.


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Not at all, Shaun. This is a no-brainer.
A1 has your date
B1 has your number of days (94)
In C1, type:
=A1+B1
A1 and C1 must both be formatted as dates. If it doesn't appear to work for
you, select A1 and C1 and hit Format--Cells and choose Date, and choose one
of the date formats.
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Hi all,
first time i have been here - so apols in advance if this is a basic
question. I have looked a few places for some help on this but to no
avail.

I would like to do this:
1. create a calculation that is a numbers of days in a cell. In this
case it is to calculate how many days a set amount of money will last.

2. I would then like a new cell to take that calculation from the cell
above and then forecast what date that would be.
So, if i have determined that i have 94 days left of operations with a
set amount of money in the bank, excel can automatically tell me what
date that will be from today's date, along the lines of:
=today's date + 94 days = forecast date.

I hope the above way was not too clumsy a way of explaining my point.
:)

cheers
shaunl


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=TODAY()+A1

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Hi all,
first time i have been here - so apols in advance if this is a basic
question. I have looked a few places for some help on this but to no
avail.

I would like to do this:
1. create a calculation that is a numbers of days in a cell. In this
case it is to calculate how many days a set amount of money will last.

2. I would then like a new cell to take that calculation from the cell
above and then forecast what date that would be.
So, if i have determined that i have 94 days left of operations with a
set amount of money in the bank, excel can automatically tell me what
date that will be from today's date, along the lines of:
=today's date + 94 days = forecast date.

I hope the above way was not too clumsy a way of explaining my point.
:)

cheers
shaunl


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awesome!

thanks kindly guys. :)

Cheers
Shaun L


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shaunl Wrote:
awesome!

thanks kindly guys. :)

Cheers
Shaun L

You are welcome ... thanks for the feedback.

Regards.


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