How to Use the WORKDAY Formula with Holidays in Excel

Learn the Excel WORKDAY formula including holidays to calculate accurate workdays excluding weekends and specific holidays.

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The formula for WORKDAY with holidays in Excel is `WORKDAY(start_date, days, [holidays])`. For instance, to calculate a workday 10 days from today excluding weekends and specific holidays, use `WORKDAY(TODAY(), 10, holidays_range)`. Replace `holidays_range` with the cell range containing holiday dates.

FAQs & Answers

  1. What does the WORKDAY function do in Excel? The WORKDAY function calculates a date that is a specified number of workdays away from a start date, excluding weekends and optionally specified holidays.
  2. How do I include holidays in the WORKDAY formula? You include holidays by adding a cell range containing holiday dates as the third argument in the WORKDAY formula, like WORKDAY(start_date, days, holidays_range).
  3. Can the WORKDAY function handle multiple holiday dates? Yes, the WORKDAY function can exclude multiple holidays when you provide a range of holiday dates as the third argument.
  4. What is the difference between WORKDAY and NETWORKDAYS in Excel? WORKDAY returns a future or past workday based on a start date and number of days, while NETWORKDAYS calculates the number of workdays between two dates, excluding weekends and holidays.

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