Comments on: How to create a sequence of dates in Excel and auto fill date series

Until recently, there has been just one easy way to generate dates in Excel - the AutoFill feature. The introduction of the new dynamic array SEQUENCE function has made it possible to make a series of dates with a formula too. This tutorial takes an in-depth look at both methods so that you can choose the one that works best for you. Continue reading →

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  1. I've tryed to use the sequence creatio formula =WORKDAY(B2-1, SEQUENCE(B1)) and it works fine but I can't the column generenated within a vlookup array it simple doesn't read it as dates

    1. Hi! If cell B2 contains the date, check what value you are searching for with VLOOKUP. It may be a text.

  2. Hi. I am scouring the internet trying to find a way to store ranges of dates in excel, that automatically adjust based on the current month. So I have a list of events, and each event runs from X day to Y day. Some go into the following month. For example, Event A runs from the 12th of the month to the 08th of the following month. Is there a formula that will automatically update this for me based on today's date, in excel?

  3. if i put a date in a cell, and if the date a sunday i have to display and "S" with the date in same cell

    1. Hi! You can only add a character to a cell with a date by using a VBA macro. And then you will get text in the cell, not the date. To show the day of the week, use a custom date format. For example: ddd, mmmm dd, yyyy

  4. I am wanting to have the next date at the top and the last date at the bottom. Can anyone help please

    1. Hi! If you want to get a descending sequence of dates from a future date to a past date, use a negative number in the [step] argument of the SEQUENCE function. For example,
      =SEQUENCE(10, 1, "8/1/2020", -1)
      Hope this is what you need.

  5. Greetings,
    My issue is probably going to be easy and I just am over looking how. I am trying to create a month long series of
    workbook pages with page 1 being the "1st" next "2nd" etc.
    Id like the entire date (mm/dd/yy) for each page to be in C1 of every page auto advancing. What am I missing to do so?
    Thank you in advance.

  6. Hi,
    I might have missed it, but I am trying to create a list of dates that starts on the 1/1/2023 and ends today, and that updates the "today" avery time the spreadsheet is open (ie incrementally adds the days as the year goes by). Is that possible?

    1. Hi! Determine the number of the day in the current year and create a sequence of dates as described in the article above
      If I got you right, the formula below will help you with your task:

      =SEQUENCE(TODAY()-EOMONTH(TODAY(),-MONTH(TODAY())),1,EOMONTH(TODAY(),-MONTH(TODAY()))+1,1)

      1. Thank you it worked great! I am not sure I understand the logic behind this sequence but I'll keep trying :)

  7. I am trying to create a column sequence of dates by day among a few years. However, whenever I use the fill function to lets say pass from November 30th to the 1st of December, it automatically starts December with the 3rd and not the first. For instance:

    11/22/2007
    11/23/2007
    11/24/2007
    11/25/2007
    11/26/2007
    11/27/2007
    11/28/2007
    11/29/2007
    11/30/2007
    12/3/2007

    Note how the last one started form the 3rd

    1. Hi! Unfortunately, it was not successful to reproduce your problem. Try using formulas to create a sequence of dates. There is all the information you need above in this article.

  8. Hi there,
    I would like to create a series of dates on columns across the top of a spreadsheet as they are reading infro from different tabs.

    e.g,
    3 Apr 23 3 Apr 23 3 Apr 23 10 Apr 23 10 Apr 23 10 Apr 23 17 Apr 23 17 Apr 23 17 Apr 23 and so on

    Therefore repeating the date 3 times across the top then going up by one week and repeating the same pattern I hop that makes sense

    Thanks in advance for your help.

  9. Hello sir,
    I need your help regarding daily attendance sheet monthly report .for example if "Friday" is weekend day and there are 4 or 5 "Friday" in a month. with daily attendance entry when ever Friday come automatically count as a payable day in salary with daily present and absent for salary calculation.
    in my excel sheet I have a problem there are 4 "Friday" in a month and when I enter even 1 " PRESENT" automatically 4 "Fridays" count as a payable day and result comes 5 day salary.
    I'm using this formula (AN14= daily presents)

    =IF(AN14=0,0,COUNTIF($F$8:$AJ$8,"Fri")+AN14)

    1. Hi! Unfortunately, this information is not enough to recommend a formula to you. Please provide me with an example of the source data and the expected result.

      1. Hi sir,
        For salary calculation i have to use formulas to separate days .. if any employee who works 27 days (30 days a month) means i have to give full salary and if that employee worked 28 days means i have to give full salary +1 day salary ... as like for 30 -3 days .. so which one is suited

        1. Hi! I am not sure I fully understand what you mean. This information is not enough to recommend a formula to you.

  10. I am needing help with a formula that would allow me to have the same date in 'x' amount of rows (for this example lets say 5 rows) and then it changes to the next day for the next 5 rows and so on and so forth. With that being said, I want to only include weekdays (Monday - Friday) as well as any company holidays I may have (Example: July 4th).

    Example:
    6/30/2023
    6/30/2023
    6/30/2023
    6/30/2023
    6/30/2023
    *Skips Weekend*
    7/3/2023
    7/3/2023
    7/3/2023
    7/3/2023
    7/3/2023
    *Skips 7/4 Holiday*
    7/4/2023
    7/4/2023
    7/4/2023
    7/4/2023
    7/4/2023

    Continued until 11/1/2023. And if I needed to include additional company holidays besides the one I provided, how would I include that in the formula?

    Appreciate the help!

  11. How to create excel table to auto fill the dates in one column with the month and Year given in a cell as input and how to high light the weekend days

    Example

    Month and Year 03/2023

    Dates
    01
    02
    03
    04
    05
    06
    07

      1. I want to know is it possible to autofill date in a column of particular month, when the month is provided by the user.

        1. Hi!
          All the necessary information is in the article above.
          The formula below will do the trick for you:

          =DATE(YEAR(TODAY()),M1,SEQUENCE(DAY(EOMONTH(DATE(2023,M1,1),0))))

          The DAY and EOMONTH functions help you get the number of days in a month.

  12. Hi! I'm hoping to get some help if possible- I'm trying to create a daily attendance log with the date at the top right corner(dddd, mmmm dd. yyyy) that auto-updates to the next workday on print?? Is this even possible? Specifically: cell is currently set to Monday, April 03, 2023, and on Print it would auto-update to Tuesday, April 04, 2023, and so on for the month.

    Maybe I'm looking for a function that doesn't exist, but it'd sure be nice to be able to go CTRL+P at 30 "copies" and have them all automatically be from Monday-Friday for the month, instead of having to type the date in for each day.

  13. How can i have a fixed date in a cell change every 28 days within that same cell.

    Example Cell A1 '12/02/23' change to '12/03/23' on that date. Then again change to '09/04/23' on that date, and so on.

    Thanks in advance

  14. Hi, I am trying to get a formula where i can write the date in one cell then have cells three rows below auto populate the week entirely.

  15. I am trying for Date Sequence With regular interval of blank five columns but Not Working Any Suggestions ?

      1. like for example i am trying for this.....
        March 2, 2023

        March 3,2023

        March 4,2023

        in this way i am trying to do if any thing possible ?

        1. Hi!
          If I understand correctly, write the date in the first cell. Select that cell and the empty cell below it. Hover the mouse cursor over a small square at the lower right-hand corner of the selected range. Hold and drag the fill handle down the column.

  16. Hello,

    can anyone help me with a formula for the following:

    Tuesday, February 28, 2023 AM
    Tuesday, February 28, 2023 PM
    Wednesday, March 01, 2023 AM
    Wednesday, March 01, 2023 PM
    Thursday, March 02, 2023 AM
    Thursday, March 02, 2023 PM
    Friday, March 03, 2023 AM
    Friday, March 03, 2023 PM
    Saturday, March 04, 2023 AM
    Saturday, March 04, 2023 PM
    Sunday, March 05, 2023 AM
    Sunday, March 05, 2023 PM
    Monday, March 06, 2023 AM
    Monday, March 06, 2023 PM

    and etc....

    Thank you in advance

    1. Hello!
      Write in the first cell the starting date and time, for example, 1.03.2023 01:00:00 In the next cell add to this value 0.5: A1+0.5 Copy down the column. Use a custom date format
      dddd, mmmm dd, yyyy AM/PM
      I hope my advice will help you solve your task.

  17. I am trying to produce a spreadsheet with a month per sheet for the financial year, each sheet having headers for week commencing with Monday dates. I want to be able to enter the first Monday of the financial year and all the dates automatically enter into the headers. Initial this seemed simple enough with a cell+7 formula. However, as I want to be able to use this same spreadsheet template year after year, this does not allow for the fact that some years a month may have four Mondays, but five Monday a subsequent year. I worked out a formula to only enter a date in the final column if it was before the 1st of the following month, however this only seems to work if there is a year in the date, meaning I would have to change the formulas each financial year (which I don't want to have to do, just change the date of the first Monday). Is there a way to do this?

    1. Hi!
      Sorry, it's not quite clear what you are trying to achieve. Give an example of the sequence of dates you want to get.

  18. Till now, the autofill of sequential dates has worked, but suddenly it doesn't anymore. Is there a setting or something that blocks the autofill feature?

    1. Yes I have the same issue since a couple of weeks, haven been searching everywhere. It's NOT the options as you read everywhere... but no autofill anymore for numbers and dates, I presume since one of the recent updates ?

  19. I want to fill a row with the days of week. Cell 1 1/1/2023-1/7/2023 then rack cell on row after that the next calendar week... 1/8/2023-1/14/2023,1/15/2023-1/21/2023, etc

    1. Michelle,

      I'm looking to do something similar but couldn't accomplish using the options described here. Were you successful? Thanks!

    2. Hi!
      Have you tried the ways described in this blog post? If they don’t work for you, then please describe your task in detail, I’ll try to suggest a solution.

  20. I would like to know the steps to create Date sequence horizontally excluding the weekends ( Saturday and Sunday )

  21. I was curious if someone knew how to make a date sequence formula skipping five rows and continuing the sequence? I am trying to make a calendar with four cells for each day to input data.

  22. Is there a way to type in a start date (example: 1/2/23) and an end date (example: 1/24/23) and have excel automatically fill in the dates between the start/end in rows below? This is for a time sheet with variable time periods, where I'd like the employees to be able to enter in the start/end dates of the time period, but not have to write in each date, or have to click and drag down the column using the "B2+1" formula. Basically is it possible for excel to expand dates in "1/2/23" format, from a start and end date, that is a variable length of time (not each time period is the same number of days long). Thanks so much!

    1. Hi!
      All the necessary information is in the article above.
      D1- start date. D2 - end date. Try this formula:

      =SEQUENCE(D2-D1+1,1,D1,1)

  23. Hello,

    Looking to create a table where the same date is listed for that week and then adds 7 days for the next set - I.E

    12/14/2022
    12/14/2022
    12/14/2022
    12/14/2022
    12/14/2022
    12/21/2022
    12/21/2022
    12/21/2022
    12/21/2022
    12/21/2022
    12/28/2022
    12/28/2022
    12/28/2022
    12/28/2022
    12/28/2022

      1. Hi,
        Looking to create a table where the same date is listed 3 times for one day, then sequence for 1 year

        01/01/2024
        01/01/2024
        01/01/2024
        02/02/2024
        02/02/2024
        02/02/2024

  24. Hi Guys,

    Would anyone know how to autofill date on every let's say 50th row? So if I have 19/12/2022 in A1 and want to autofill 20/12/2022 in A50. Is there an easy way of doing this? I know you can drag the date down with a mouse and select a row on which you want to autofill the next day but I would have to do it 365 times.

    Any feedback much appreciated.

    Thank you.

    1. Hello!
      Create a start date using the DATE function and add a sequence of numbers. If I understand your task correctly, try the following formula:

      =DATE(2022,12,19) + CEILING(SEQUENCE(365,1,1,1)/49,1)-1

  25. So I have a set of dates for Mondays.

    Is it possible to change / update the first cell sequentially like every 4 weeks?

    For example:

    Mon, 21 Nov 22
    Mon, 28 Nov 22 (+7)
    Mon, 5 Dec 22 (+14)
    Mon, 12 Dec 22 (+21)

    I'm trying to automatically change Mon, 21 Nov 22 every 28 days

      1. Sorry, I guess I wasn't clear. To give context, I'm using =Today()-Weekday(Today())+2 to determine the Monday for the current week.

        So for this week it is Mon, 21 Nov 22

        I'm trying to auto update this cell because a cycle takes 4 weeks or 28 days to renew. If I leave it as is, the date will update weekly and that will mess with the assignments for the other set dates since the cycle hasn't been completed.

        Assume A,B,C,D are people. Each week there are tasks assigned only for column 1 (they mentor a specific team member in column B).

        A,B,C - D - Mon, 21 Nov 22
        A,B,D - C - Mon, 28 Nov 22
        A,C,D - B - Mon, 5 Dec 22
        B,C,D - A - Mon, 12 Dec 22

        I hope this makes sense, if its not possible it's fine. Was worth asking / trying. Thanks

          1. Basically auto update a date every 28 days.

  26. I need to create a sequence for attendance period from 26th of current month to 25th of subsequent month. I am mentioning from date in cell "A2", then providing equation in cell "B5" as "=A2" and setting custom format to "DD". Cell "C5" to "AF5" equation is set "+1". Let's say A2 is 26/10/2022, hence B5 is 26 and AF5 is 25. if I change date in A2 to 26/11/2022, AF5 will be 26 in this case. Since it crosses attendance period of 25th, AF5 should become blank. Please guide what excel formula will help this scenario.

  27. Hello
    I would like to know how I can create a formula with a sequence of 4 days in and 4 days out, including weekends. Thank you

    1. Hi!
      If I got you right, the formula below will help you with your task:

      =WORKDAY(A1-1, TRUNC(MOD((SEQUENCE(100,1,1,1)-1)/1,4)+1) + (CEILING(SEQUENCE(100,1,1,1)/2,2)-2)*4)

  28. Hello!

    If you can help me, please. I have to generate for every month a sheet with 19-25 (25 week days and 19 in weekends) intervals per every day, from half to half a hour, start from 8:00 AM and end at 8:00 PM in week days and in weekend start from 9:00 AM and end at 6:00 PM.

    EX: 10/9/22 is Friday and 10/10/2022 is Saturday
    10/9/2022 12:00 PM
    10/9/2022 12:30 PM
    10/9/2022 1:00 PM
    10/9/2022 1:30 PM
    10/9/2022 2:00 PM
    10/9/2022 2:30 PM
    10/9/2022 3:00 PM
    10/9/2022 3:30 PM
    10/9/2022 4:00 PM
    10/9/2022 4:30 PM
    10/9/2022 5:00 PM
    10/9/2022 5:30 PM
    10/9/2022 6:00 PM
    10/9/2022 6:30 PM
    10/9/2022 7:00 PM
    10/9/2022 7:30 PM
    10/9/2022 8:00 PM
    10/10/2022 9:00 AM
    10/10/2022 9:30 AM
    10/10/2022 10:00 AM
    10/10/2022 10:30 AM
    10/10/2022 11:00 AM
    10/10/2022 11:30 AM
    10/10/2022 12:00 PM
    10/10/2022 12:30 PM
    10/10/2022 1:00 PM
    10/10/2022 1:30 PM
    10/10/2022 2:00 PM
    10/10/2022 2:30 PM
    10/10/2022 3:00 PM
    10/10/2022 3:30 PM
    10/10/2022 4:00 PM
    10/10/2022 4:30 PM
    10/10/2022 5:00 PM
    10/10/2022 5:30 PM
    10/10/2022 6:00 PM

    I hope it's posibile :(
    Thank you verry much!

    1. Hi! :)

      I've tyried something, that works, but not completly well. I cant SEQUENCE the SEQUENCE :)) (if it's posible). If i modify the start date all is good, but i need to populate the sheet with all days :(, not one by one.

      My formula " =IF(WEEKDAY(R1,2)<6,SEQUENCE(25,1,DATE(YEAR(R1), MONTH(R1), DAY(R1)),0)+SEQUENCE(25,1,TIME(8,0,0),1/48),SEQUENCE(19,1,DATE(YEAR(R1), MONTH(R1), DAY(R1)),0)+SEQUENCE(19,1,TIME(9,0,0),1/48)) "

      in R1 is the date 10/1/2022

      Thank you.

        1. Hey!

          Sorry for that :))..
          Short story. On A colomn I need to generate for every weekday a set of 25 interval per day (until the end of the world :)) ).

          Like example, for day 3 Aug 2022 (weekday,25 intervals 8AM-8PM):
          10/3/2022 8:00 AM
          10/3/2022 8:30 AM
          10/3/2022 9:00 AM
          10/3/2022 9:30 AM
          10/3/2022 10:00 AM
          10/3/2022 10:30 AM
          10/3/2022 11:00 AM
          10/3/2022 11:30 AM
          10/3/2022 12:00 PM
          10/3/2022 12:30 PM
          10/3/2022 1:00 PM
          10/3/2022 1:30 PM
          10/3/2022 2:00 PM
          10/3/2022 2:30 PM
          10/3/2022 3:00 PM
          10/3/2022 3:30 PM
          10/3/2022 4:00 PM
          10/3/2022 4:30 PM
          10/3/2022 5:00 PM
          10/3/2022 5:30 PM
          10/3/2022 6:00 PM
          10/3/2022 6:30 PM
          10/3/2022 7:00 PM
          10/3/2022 7:30 PM
          10/3/2022 8:00 PM
          10/4/2022 8:00 AM
          10/4/2022 8:30 AM
          10/4/2022 9:00 AM
          10/4/2022 9:30 AM
          10/4/2022 10:00 AM
          10/4/2022 10:30 AM
          ...same pattern for 4,5,6,7,8 Aug...
          ....then at 9 and 10 Aug when is weekend i need to generate only 19 intervals (from 9AM to 6PM)
          10/9/2022 9:00 AM
          10/9/2022 9:30 AM
          10/9/2022 10:00 AM
          10/9/2022 10:30 AM
          10/9/2022 11:00 AM
          ....
          10/9/2022 4:30 PM
          10/9/2022 5:00 PM
          10/9/2022 5:30 PM
          10/9/2022 6:00 PM
          ...then for 10 Aug...
          ..then 11 Aug...
          untill the end of time :D

          Thank you.

          1. If you can, in a new excel put this on A1: =IF(WEEKDAY(R1,2)<6,SEQUENCE(25,1,DATE(YEAR(R1), MONTH(R1), DAY(R1)),0)+SEQUENCE(25,1,TIME(8,0,0),1/48),SEQUENCE(19,1,DATE(YEAR(R1), MONTH(R1), DAY(R1)),0)+SEQUENCE(19,1,TIME(9,0,0),1/48))

            And the date in R1 (format m/dd/yyyy)

            This will populate A1 to A25 or A19(depend if is weekday or weekend), but i need this to the down end of the colomn A, for each day :D. Practicaly i need to sequence the sequence :))....

            Sorry for bother.

  29. Hi, i wanna ask if a database as > | 28-Apr-22 | 29-Apr22| 2 | = |[from date]|[to date]|[number of day]|, can we seperate the date into 2 database in excel?

  30. what i do for get sequence of two numbers
    exp.
    1-2
    3-4
    5-6
    7-8

  31. Hello! I was wondering if you would be able to help me with a date sequence question. I have also read your sequence post and was not able to find the answer.

    I am trying to use a filter function (FILTER(B:B,(B:B>=$L$2)*(B:B<=$M$2),"No data")) that tells me dates I have within a set of data. The problem I am having is that I did not write every date (there are too many) so I wrote the start and end date like the following:
    C D
    Saturday, December 1, 2018 Friday, March 1, 2019
    Monday, March 4, 2019 Friday, March 8, 2019
    Monday, March 11, 2019 Friday, March 15, 2019
    Monday, March 18, 2019 Friday, March 22, 2019
    Monday, March 25, 2019 Tuesday, March 26, 2019
    Sunday, April 14, 2019 Thursday, May 30, 2019
    Saturday, June 1, 2019 Tuesday, March 31, 2020

    (This is in date format, not text)
    I wanted it to recognize that these are ranges so that I can execute the FILTER function as planned.
    I tried creating a sequence function (C2+SEQUENCE(1+D2-C2,,0)) but cannot drag it for the rest of the rows because of a spill error.

    I was wondering if you would be able to provide me with a sequence function I can use that will allow me to infinitely sequence the dates within the range in a single column for each row without the spill error, or if you can help me figure out another way to do a filter function for dates when you only have the the start/end date of ranges.

    Thank you!

    1. Hello!
      It's not clear from your description what conditions you want to use in FILTER function. What is written in L2 and M2? An example of your data is the C and D columns, which are not in the formula. Your question is not entirely clear, please specify.

  32. I am creating a workbook and my raw data tab has numerous groups names that I need to assign the same DOW. I then want the same number of cells for the next DOW. How can I auto generate this without having to copy and paste.

    I.E.

    Sunday
    Sunday
    Sunday
    Sunday
    Monday
    Monday
    Monday
    Monday
    Tuesday
    Tuesday
    Tuesday
    Tuesday

  33. Good day

    i need to auto fill date but the are not all in a straight line, each one is in its own cell and the a a few cells apart from each other.

    thankyou
    paulo

  34. hello!!

    Is there a way to expand cascading data in full detail, please see below example:

    FROM:
    Date Term Amount
    Jan-22 1 $20
    Feb-22 6 $26
    Aug-22 3 $30

    TO:
    Date Amount
    Jan-22 $20 1 amount for Jan as per term above
    Feb-22 $26 from Feb $26 repeats 6 times as per term above
    Mar-22 $26
    Apr-22 $26
    May-22 $26
    Jun-22 $26
    Jul-22 $26
    Aug-22 $30 from Aug $30 repeats 3 times as per term above
    Sep-22 $30
    Oct-22 $30

  35. I want to make function to make numerical series in column a:a based on entered values in column b:b
    the condition is when the values repeated in b:b the the series in a:a takes the same value else complete series
    ex

    a b
    1 20
    2 41
    3 45
    3 45
    4 64
    5 69
    5 69
    6 75
    7 77

    1. Hi!
      If the values in column B are sorted in ascending order, then in A1 write the number 1, and in A2 write the formula

      =--(B2<>B1)+A1

      After that you can copy this formula down along the column.

  36. Trying to autopolulate dates that are two weeks apart. Please help!

    This is examples of what I would like it to look like.

    01-02-22 to 01-15-22
    01-16-22 to 01-29-22
    01-30-22 to 02-12-22
    02-13-22 to 02-26-22
    02-27-22 to 03-12-22
    03-13-22 to 03-26-22
    03-27-22 to 04-09-22
    04-10-22 to 04-23-22
    04-24-22 to 05-07-22
    05-08-22 to 05-21-22
    05-22-22 to 06-04-22

  37. i need to insert value USED start date TO end date used pick date in excel
    exempt the value pick date 01/01/22 to 04/01/22

    01/01/22 I USED
    ______________________
    02/01/22 I USED
    _____________________
    03/01/22 I USED
    ______________________
    04/01/22 I USED
    ______________________
    05/01/22 I
    ______________________
    06/01/22 I
    .
    .
    .
    .

  38. Exciting new feature and thank you for the breakdown. Do you know if there is a way for excel to acknowledge historical dates? My Date column will format appropriately for 1900+ dates but pre-1900 dates don't convert past YYYY-MM-DD. Am I doing something wrong? Or has Microsoft not yet integrated this feature for us history buffs?

  39. Hello - great article! Just wish my brain could grasp some things. Thanks so much time for posting - sincerely appreciate.

    I need the following. Hopefully it can be done.

    6 of same date for a Monday
    4 of same date for a Tuesday
    6 of same date for a Wednesday
    4 of same date for a Thursday
    6 of same date for a Friday
    6 of same date for a Saturday
    0 (skip Sunday)

    Repeating through the end of the year.

    It can start on January 1, 2021, which is a Friday, if that makes it easier. Or, can add a Sunday if that's easier. I wouldn't need it to say the day next to the example below, the day is just provided for example of repeating pattern.

    Below would be example:

    1/4/2021 Monday
    1/4/2021 Monday
    1/4/2021 Monday
    1/4/2021 Monday
    1/4/2021 Monday
    1/4/2021 Monday
    1/5/2021 Tuesday
    1/5/2021 Tuesday
    1/5/2021 Tuesday
    1/5/2021 Tuesday
    1/6/2021 Wednesday
    1/6/2021 Wednesday
    1/6/2021 Wednesday
    1/6/2021 Wednesday
    1/6/2021 Wednesday
    1/6/2021 Wednesday
    1/7/2021 Thursday
    1/7/2021 Thursday
    1/7/2021 Thursday
    1/7/2021 Thursday
    1/8/2021 Friday
    1/8/2021 Friday
    1/8/2021 Friday
    1/8/2021 Friday
    1/8/2021 Friday
    1/8/2021 Friday
    1/9/2021 Saturday
    1/9/2021 Saturday
    1/9/2021 Saturday
    1/9/2021 Saturday
    1/9/2021 Saturday
    1/9/2021 Saturday

    Thanks.

  40. Hello, I need to auto fill Column A with a pay period date range and type in a formula to get the next date range so I don't have to manually type the next pay period for the next year. Some dates have already been entered above so I am on line 190. I typed my date range 3/6/22-3/12/22 and went down to A191 and typed in A191+7 like you suggested above but I get a value error after hitting enter. Can you tell me how to achieve this? I want it to look like this below without manually entering the pay periods for the next year.
    Column A
    3/6/22-3/12/22
    3/13/22-3/19/22
    3/20/22-3/26/22

    1. Hello!
      Your date range is text. You can get it by merging cells. In these cells, you can create a sequence of dates =A1+7 and =B1+7
      I hope it’ll be helpful. If something is still unclear, please feel free to ask.

  41. HI
    I want to creat a spreadsheet that will increment the dates i.e. 24/2/2022 to 2/3/2022, but the following week I only want to change the first date and the spreadsheet automatically change the following dates.

    Im struggling to make this happen at present

    any help appreciated

    Thank you

    1. Hello!
      To create a date sequence, write the date in the first cell and add 1 to that date in the next cell

      =A1+1

      After that you can copy this formula down along the column.

  42. Hi,
    I'm trying to create a list of due dates based on a target end date. So I want to calculate 4 weeks before a date, 3 weeks before, 5 days before, etc. I can find gantt charts that create based on a start date, but nothing based on an end date.
    Thank you.

  43. Hi,

    Thank you for the tips. I would like to create a sequence of 3 working days per week, say Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. How do I do that?

    Many thanks

  44. I need help with date sequence. I have 4 units I make a day. 20 units each week. Skipping wknds. I would like to know as my list grows of units how far the date will be.
    1 2-7-22
    2 2-7-22
    3 2-7-22
    4 2-7-22
    5 2-8-22
    6 2-8-22
    7 2-8-22
    8 2-8-22
    And so on and so on. Is there a way of doing this?

    1. Hello!
      Please try the following formulas:

      =SEQUENCE(100,1,1,1)

      =DATE(2022,2,6)+CEILING(SEQUENCE(100,1,1,1)/4,1)

      You can learn more about SEQUENCE function in Excel in this article on our blog

  45. Hi! I am trying to create a formula on a workstream tracker where the end calendar date for a task will automatically populate based on the start date entered and another column showing the number of workdays a task takes. Can a formula be customized to do that? Thanks for any insight!

  46. Hello I work 3 days one week and 4 days the next, I would like to create a performance log for my own benefit that will show the dates I work going forward for the entire year. I would like to have it auto populate so I don't have to type the date all the time. I work 12hrs Sun-Tues, then Sun-Wed and I cannot seem to figure out how to do this.

  47. Hi

    I have made EXCEL payroll but want to populate dates automatically every year for 26 pay periods, keeping in mind that some months there are only 2 pay periods and 2 of the 12 months will have 3 pay periods.

    I wish to populate the payroll dates for each month in a separate row, if there is no 3rd pay period in that month and then it remains blank, for example in the EXCEL file below, April and October has 3 payroll periods and remaining have 2.

    If there a simple formula to populate these dates automatically for the year in their respective cells.

    I used the following formula

    =IF(MONTH(C3+14)=A3,SUM(C3, 14),"")=IF(MONTH(C3+14)=A3,SUM(C3, 14),"")

    But still need to update manually when 3rd pay period is blank.

    Biweekly Payroll (Dates setup)
    Month Pay 1 Pay2 Pay3
    1 8-Jan-22 22-Jan-22
    2 5-Feb-22 19-Feb-22
    3 5-Mar-22 19-Mar-22
    4 2-Apr-22 16-Apr-22 30-Apr-22
    5 14-May-22 28-May-22
    6 11-Jun-22 25-Jun-22
    7 9-Jul-22 23-Jul-22
    8 6-Aug-22 20-Aug-22
    9 3-Sep-22 17-Sep-22
    10 1-Oct-22 15-Oct-22 29-Oct-22
    11 12-Nov-22 26-Nov-22
    12 10-Dec-22 24-Dec-22

    Would appreciate if there is simple formula to automatically calculate the dates, and if the 3rd dates doesn't fall in the same month then should go to next row, with appropriate month number.

    Thanks

    1. Hello!
      Cell A3 - date 8-Jan-22
      Cell B3 =A3+14
      Cell C3 =IF(MONTH(B3+14)=MONTH(B3),B3+14,"")
      Cell A4 =IF(C3="",B3+14,C3+14)
      Copy the formulas down the column.
      This should solve your task.

      1. Thanks

  48. Hello. I need to create a spreadsheet that has 53 weeks. Each "row" is a week and there are 5 columns that represent the weekdays. I want to be able to enter the first date of our "calendar" into the first cell of upper left row/column and all workdays are automatically filled in. If this isn't possible, I'd settle for simply entering in the "Monday" date and it automatically filling in the next four columns with the next four weekdays to follow. I know I can use the autofill feature, but I will have to redo this calendar every year and would ideally love to be able to simply enter in a single date in the first cell OR only 52 dates in each row straight down the first column and all other information automatically adjusting. Is this possible?

    2/7/2022 | 2/8/2022 | 2/9/2022 | 2/10/2022 | 2/11/2022
    2/14/2022 | 2/15/2022 | 2/16/2022 | 2/17/2022 | 2/18/2022
    etc...

    1. Hello!
      In cell A1, enter the date for Monday. In cell B1, enter the formula =A1+1. Copy this formula row by row up to column E. In cell A2, write =A1+7 and copy to the right row by row. Highlight range A2: E2 and copy down.

  49. Thank you Alexander.

    I would like to use a fill function on dates. The sequence should be based on days of the week and I want excel to sequentially fill in the dates based on one week of completed info.

    So, for example:

    Tuesday, 11 January, 2022
    Wednesday, 12 January, 2022
    Wednesday, 12 January, 2022
    Thursday, 13 January, 2022
    Friday, 14 January, 2022
    Saturday, 15 January, 2022
    Saturday, 15 January, 2022
    Monday, 17 January, 2022

    I want it start on Tuesday, which would be 18 January 2022 and fill in the days while being aware of the days that appear twice like Wednesday and Saturday.

  50. hi, if I need to make a calendar for each date 11 rows and row 12 will be subtotal for each date for the year 2022

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