Entering and Changing Dates
Entering dates as formulas
You can also enter time
values (hours, minutes, and
seconds) using a similar
technique. Instead of the
DA TE function, you use the
TIME function; instead of
entering the year , month and
day , you enter the hours,
minutes, and seconds.
Unless you want the date to
appear in your spreadsheet as
a serial number , you will
probably want to change the
date format. The next section
explains how to do this.
" To enter a date as a label:
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S
S
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" To enter a date as a formula:
appears in the cell. For example, if you specify February 17, 1993, 34016
appears.
Jan 15, 1993
1/15/93
The serial number for the date
ENTER
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