In Google Sheets, you can use the DURATION function to calculate the difference between two dates in days, weeks, months, or years. The function takes two arguments: the first is the start date, and the second is the end date. The DURATION function will return the number of days, weeks, months, or years between the two dates.
The syntax of DURATION in Google Sheets is as follows:
=DURATION(time1, time2)
where time1 is the start time and time2 is the end time.
The DURATION function in Google Sheets can be used to calculate the total duration of a series of events. For example, if you have a list of events and their start and end times, you can use the DURATION function to calculate the total time between the start and end times. To use the DURATION function, you first need to enter the start time, end time, and the unit of time. The unit of time can be in minutes, hours, days, weeks, or months.
There are a few occasions when you might not want to use the DURATION function in Google Sheets. For example, if you are trying to calculate the number of days between two dates, you can use the DAYS function instead. The DURATION function is also not suitable for tracking time intervals in minutes or hours.
DURATION is a formula found in Google Sheets that calculates the number of days, weeks, months, or years between two dates. It can be used to calculate the time between two events, or the age of someone on a certain date. There are a few other formulas that can be used to calculate similar information in Google Sheets. The AVERAGE function calculates the average of a series of numbers, while the SUM function calculates the sum of a series of numbers. The TODAY function returns the current date, and the NOW function returns the current time.