<div class="raw-html-embed">	<p>The <b>EDATE</b> function is one of the <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/onlyoffice-editors/onlyoffice-spreadsheet-editor/UsageInstructions/InsertFunction.aspx#datetime" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">date and time functions</a>. It is used to return the serial number of the date which comes the indicated number of months (months) before or after the specified date (start_date).</p>

	<h5 class="pt8">Syntax</h5>
	<p><b><em>EDATE(start_date, months)</em></b></p>
	<p>The <b>EDATE</b> function has the following arguments:</p>
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				<th style="background-color: #f4f4f4" width="150ch"><b>Argument</b></th>
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				<td><b><em>start_date</em></b></td>
				<td>A number representing the first date of the period entered using the <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/onlyoffice-editors/onlyoffice-spreadsheet-editor/functions/Date.aspx" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">DATE</a> function or other date and time function.</td>
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				<td><b><em>months</em></b></td>
				<td>A number of months before or after <b><em>start_date</em></b>. If the <b><em>months</em></b> has the negative sign, the function will return the serial number of the date which comes before the specified <b><em>start_date</em></b>. If the <b><em>months</em></b> has the positive sign, the function will return the serial number of the date which follows after the specified <b><em>start_date</em></b>.</td>
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	<h5 class="pt8">Notes</h5>
	<p><a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/onlyoffice-editors/onlyoffice-spreadsheet-editor/UsageInstructions/InsertFunction.aspx#applyfunction" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">How to apply</a> the <b>EDATE</b> function.</p>

	<h5 class="pt8">Examples</h5>
	<p>The figure below displays the result returned by the <b>EDATE</b> function.</p>
	<p><img alt="EDATE Function" src="https://static-helpcenter.teamlab.info/edate_49c6ed92f9.png"></p></div>

EDATE Function

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Argument	Description
*start_date*	A number representing the first date of the period entered using the DATE function or other date and time function.
*months*	A number of months before or after *start_date. If the months* has the negative sign, the function will return the serial number of the date which comes before the specified *start_date. If the months* has the positive sign, the function will return the serial number of the date which follows after the specified *start_date*.

EDATE Function

Syntax

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Examples

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