Calc WORKDAY function

The WORKDAY function is used to calculate a date that is a specified number of working days before or after a given date, excluding weekends and optionally specified holidays.

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Description

The WORKDAY function is used to calculate a date that is a specified number of working days before or after a given date, excluding weekends and optionally specified holidays.


Syntax

WORKDAY(start_date, days, [holidays])


The WORKDAY function syntax has the following arguments:

  • start_date: Required. The date from which to start counting working days.
  • days: Required. The number of working days to add (positive number) or subtract (negative number) from the start_date.
  • holidays: Optional. A range or array of dates to exclude from the calculation as holidays.

Example

FormulaDescriptionResult
=WORKDAY("2023-01-01", 10)Calculates the date 10 working days after January 1, 2023.2023-01-13

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