Excel Formulas to Get the Project Start Date ~ Quick Tricks!!
Tags: excelformula, excelformulas
Published: 2021-05-21 02:38:37

---
title: Excel Formulas to Get the Project Start Date ~ Quick Tricks!!
published: true
date: 2021-05-20 07:07:18 UTC
tags: ExcelFormula,Excelformulas
canonical_url: https://geekexcel.com/excel-formulas-to-get-the-project-start-date/
---

In the previous post, we have learned **[how to get the project end date in Excel](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formulas-to-get-the-end-date-of-the-project/)**. Similarly, we are going to learn the simple formula to **find the project start date in Excel**. Let’s get into the article!! Get an official version of ** MS Excel**  from the following link: [https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel](https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel)

[![Get the start date of project](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Get-the-start-date-of-project.png)](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formulas-to-get-the-project-start-date/get-the-start-date-of-project/#main)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-44421">Get the start date of the project</figcaption>

## General Formula:

- If you want to find the start date of the project, you can use the below formula.

**=[WORKDAY](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-use-workday-function-in-excel-365/)(end,-days,holidays)**

## Syntax Explanations:

- **WORKDAY ** – The [**WORKDAY Function**](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-use-workday-function-in-excel-365/) calculates the proximate working day based on the value we provide and returns a number that represents the date.
- **End** – It represents the end date from your worksheet.
- **Days ** – It specifies the number of days.
- **Minus Operator (-)** – This symbol will help to subtract any two values.
- **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  **Column B** , **Column C** , and **Column D**  which specifies the  **project name** , **ending date**  of the project, and the  **number of days**  allocated for the project.
- Now we are going to find the starting date of the project excluding the holidays which is given in **Column E**.

![Input Ranges](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Input-Ranges-40.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-44418">Input Ranges</figcaption>

- Select any cell and type the above-given formula.

![Enter the formula](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Enter-the-formula-66.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-44420">Enter the formula</figcaption>

- Finally, press  **ENTER**  to get the result out, if you need, drag the fill handle over range to apply the formula.

![Result](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Result-62.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-44419">Result</figcaption>

## Verdict:

Hope you like this article on how to **get the start date of the project in Excel**. Let me know if you have any **doubts** regarding this article or any other Excel/VBA topic.

Thank you so much for visiting  **[Geek Excel](https://geekexcel.com/)!! **If you want to learn more helpful formulas, check out [**Excel Formulas**](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formula/) **!! **

### Related Articles:

- **[Excel Formulas to Get the Midpoint of the Project ~ Easy Tricks!!](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formulas-to-get-the-midpoint-of-the-project/)**
- **[Excel Formulas to Calculate the Percentage of Completed Year ~ Easily!!](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formulas-to-calculate-the-percentage-of-completed-year/)**
- **[How to Find the Last Column of Data in Excel Office 365?](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-find-the-last-column-of-data-in-excel-office-365/)**
- **[Excel Formulas to Extract the Month From Date ~ Quick Tricks!!](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formulas-to-extract-the-month-from-date/)**