Summary.
The DATE() function in Google Sheets results a date and can be be further formatted using the Formate menu of the tools bar.
This article is broken down into 4 parts.
- What is the syntax for DATE()?
- How to use DATE() as is?
- How to use DATE() with the YEAR() function?
- How to use DATE() with the MONTH() function?
What is the syntax for DATE()?
The DATE() function requires 3 components: year, month, day in that order.- Year is simply the year.
- Month is the numerical representation of the month (i.e 1, 2, 3, ..., 12).
- Day is the simply the day of the month (i.e. 1, 2, 3, ...31).
The output of the Date Function is the desired date formatted as "MM/DD/YYYY".
How to use DATE() as is?
- Type this formula into any cell, =DATE(2024, 1,1).
- The output should be 1/1/2024.
How to use DATE() with the YEAR() function?
In some cases, you may not want to explicitly specify the year, month, and date. That's when combining DATE() with Google Sheet's other time function becomes extremely useful. This first example shows how we can combine DATE() with YEAR() instead of explicitly stating the year to use.- Type this formula into any cell, =DATE(YEAR(TODAY()), 1,1).
- The output should be 1/1/2024 if you tested out this example during the year of 2024.
How to use DATE() with MONTH()?
Next is an example of how to combine DATE() with MONTH() instead of explicitly stating the MONTH to use.
- Type this formula into any cell, =DATE(2024, MONTH(TODAY()),1).
- The output should be MM/1/2024 if you tested out this example during the year of 2024.
From the snippet, $C$13 is the year cell, and $C$9 contains the month value which is first formatted into a date using the DATEVALUE function and then passed into the MONTH function.
If you have questions or suggestions, please comment below. In the meantime, Happy Planning!
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