Similarly, to calculate the number of days between today and 30 September 2022 (which is a future date), we will use the formula =A18-TODAY (). The function returns 2 as the resultant value.

In the Excel sheet below, in the first table, you can see two numbers 10 and 5, which is our data. In the other table, you can see the operations to be carried out by applying appropriate formulas.

Thankfully, Microsoft Excel's COUNTIF formula swoops in to save the day. It lets you count cells based on specific text or conditions, turning your spreadsheet chaos into organized data magic.

Open a new Microsoft Excel 2010 spreadsheet. Click on cell A1 and enter the earliest date and time from where you want to count. Enter the date first, then press "Space" and enter the time using a ...