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How to add number of years months and days to date in Google sheets?

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This article, I will talk about how to add a number of years, months or days to date in Google sheets.

Add number of years to date in Google sheet with formula

Add number of months to date in Google sheet with formula

Add number of days to date in Google sheet with formula

Add number of years months and days to date in Google sheet with formula


Add number of years to date in Google sheet with formula

To add a number of years to a given date, you can apply the following formula:

Please enter this formula: =DATE(YEAR(A2)+B2,MONTH(A2),DAY(A2)) into a blank cell where you want to put the result, and then drag the fill handle down to the cells that you want to apply this formula, and you will get the below result as you need. See screenshot:

Add number of years to date with formula

Note: In the above formula, A2 is the date cell you want to add years, and B2 is the number of years you want to add to the date.



Add number of months to date in Google sheet with formula

To add a number of months to date, the following simple formula can help you.

Please enter this formula: =EDATE(A2,B2) into a blank cell where locate the result, and then drag the fill handle down to the cells you want to fill this formula, all dates have been added the given number of months as following screenshot shown:

Add number of months to date with formula

Note: In the above formula, A2 is the date cell you want to add months, and B2 is the number of months you want to add to the date.


Add number of days to date in Google sheet with formula

If you need to add number of days to date, here is a formula also can help you, please do as this:

Enter this formula: =A2+B2 into a blank cell to output the result, and then drag the fill handle down to the cells to apply this formula, and the number of days has been added to the dates as following screenshot shown:

Add number of days to date with formula

Note: In the above formula, A2 is the date cell you want to add days, and B2 is the number of days you want to add to the date.


Add number of years months and days to date in Google sheet with formula

To add a combination of years, months and days to the date in Google sheets, you can use the following formula:

Enter this formula: =DATE(YEAR(A2)+B2,MONTH(A2)+C2,DAY(A2)+D2) into a blank cell to get the result, and then drag the fill handle down to fill this formula, and the number of years, months and days have been added to the date as follows:

Add number of years months and days to date  with formula

Note: In the above formula, A2 is the date cell you want to add years, months and days, and B2, C2, D2 are the number of years, months and days you want to add to the date.

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