(YEARS) Excel Formula

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Kellie - 08 Feb 2008 17:11 GMT

I am trying to use the YEAR function in excel. I need to figure out (years of
service) between the original Hire date and the current date. EX

11/01/1961 - original hire date
2/08/2008 - current date

Need a formula that will get me to the answer of (47 years)

I copied the formula below into excel

=YEAR(A3)-YEAR(A2) and I entered 2008 (in cell A2 and the original hire date
is in cell N5), when I hit enter to submit the formula I got "#####". What
did I do wrong???

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Mike H - 08 Feb 2008 17:16 GMT

Maybe

=DATEDIF(A1,A2,"y")

Where A1 is the earlier date.

Mike

> I am trying to use the YEAR function in excel. I need to figure out (years of
> service) between the original Hire date and the current date. EX
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> is in cell N5), when I hit enter to submit the formula I got "#####". What
> did I do wrong???

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Gary''s Student - 08 Feb 2008 17:17 GMT

=DATEDIF(A2,A3,"y") shows 46 as we haven't got to Nov yet.

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