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Excel Formulas to Add or Subtract the Month to the Given Date!!

We have already learned how to add or subtract the days from the current date. Likewise, here we are going to learn the simple formula to add or subtract the month from the given date in Excel. Let’s get into this article!! Get an official version of ** MS Excel** from the following link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel

Add months to the given date
Add months to the given date

General Formula:

  • You can use the below formula to add a number of months to a date in Excel.

=EDATE(date,months)

Syntax Explanations:

  • EDATE – The** EDATE Function** adds or subtracts the specified number of months with the given date and returns the serial number that represents the result date in Excel.
  • Date – It specifies the input dates.
  • Months – It represents the number of months that want to add or subtract from the input date.
  • Comma symbol (,) – It is a separator that helps to separate a list of values.
  • Parenthesis () – The main purpose of this symbol is to group the elements.

Example:

Refer to the below example image.

  • First, we will enter the input dates in Column B.
  • Now we are going to add or subtract the number of months given in ** Column C**.

Input Ranges
Input Ranges

  • So, apply the above-given formula to the formula bar section and press the ENTER key.

Enter the formula
Enter the formula

  • Finally, we will get the result in the selected cell.

Result
Result

Conclusion:

So yeah guys this is how we can add or subtract the month from the given date in Excel. I hope you like this article. If you have any doubts, don’t forget to share them with us. Thank you so much for visiting our site. Click here to know more about *Geek Excel **and Excel Formulas *!! **

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