How do I use the NETWORKDAYS function in Google Sheets?

The NETWORKDAYS function is a powerful tool that can be used to calculate the number of workdays between two dates in Google Sheets. This function can be especially useful when you need to calculate project deadlines or track employee attendance.

The syntax for the NETWORKDAYS function is:

=NETWORKDAYS(start_date, end_date, [Holidays])

The start_date and end_date arguments are required and represent the beginning and ending dates of the date range you want to calculate workdays for.

The optional Holidays argument is an array of dates that should be considered non-working days. This can include holidays, weekends, or other days that should not be counted as workdays.

For example, if you want to calculate the number of workdays between January 1, 2021 and January 31, 2021 and you do not want to include weekends or the holiday on January 18th, the formula would be:

=NETWORKDAYS("1/1/2021", "1/31/2021", {"1/18/2021"})

This formula would return the value 20, which represents the number of workdays between the two dates.

The NETWORKDAYS function in Google Sheets returns the number of working days between two dates, excluding weekends and holidays. The syntax of the NETWORKDAYS function is NETWORKDAYS(start_date, end_date). The start_date is the date that the calculation begins, and the end_date is the date that the calculation ends.

For example, if you want to calculate the number of working days between January 1, 2023 and January 15, 2023, you would use the following formula:

=NETWORKDAYS(DATE(2023,1,1),DATE(2023,1,15))

This formula would return the value 10, because there are 10 working days between January 1, 2023 and January 15, 2023.

The NETWORKDAYS function can also be used to exclude holidays from the calculation. To do this, you can specify a range of cells that contains the dates of the holidays. For example, if you want to exclude the following holidays from the calculation:

• New Year's Day (January 1)
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 16)
• President's Day (February 20)

you would use the following formula:

=NETWORKDAYS(DATE(2023,1,1),DATE(2023,2,20),{"2023-01-01","2023-01-16","2023-02-20"})

This formula would return the value 9, because there are 9 working days between January 1, 2023 and February 20, 2023, excluding the holidays.

The NETWORKDAYS function is a powerful tool that can be used to calculate the number of working days between two dates. It is especially useful for businesses that need to track the number of working days in a project or for employees who need to track the number of working days in a pay period.