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I would like to know how to have one cell contain the Today() function
and another cell contain a "date" in the future, where yet another cell
will calculate how many days left until the future date.

I am getting results like 08/09/1900. All I want is a number

Thanks


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Change the number format of the result cell to General.

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I would like to know how to have one cell contain the Today() function
and another cell contain a "date" in the future, where yet another cell
will calculate how many days left until the future date.

I am getting results like 08/09/1900. All I want is a number

Thanks


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In Cell A1 enter 11/27/2005 (Format, Cell, Date)
In Cell B1 enter =today() (Format, Cell, Date)
In Cell C1 enter =a1-b1 (Format, Cell, General)
Cell C1 should show 95 (at least today, 8/24).
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I would like to know how to have one cell contain the Today() function
and another cell contain a "date" in the future, where yet another cell
will calculate how many days left until the future date.

I am getting results like 08/09/1900. All I want is a number

Thanks


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