# WORKDAY

## Content

This function returns the number of working days before or after the starting date.

## Syntax

`WORKDAY( startdate, numdays, holidays )`

## Arguments

This function has these arguments:

| Argument | Description |
| -------- | ----------- |
| *startdate* | Date that is the starting date; a number (as in 37806.5), or a DateTime object, as in DATE(2003,7,4) |
| *numdays* | Number of non-weekend or non-holiday days before or after the starting date; days in the future are positive and days in the past are negative; if not an integer, the number is truncated |
| *holidays* | [Optional] Range of dates to exclude from the calculation; if omitted, the calculation assumes no holidays and all weekdays are workdays |

## Data Types

Accepts numeric, string, or DateTime object data. Returns numeric data.

## Examples

`WORKDAY(A2,A4)`

`WORKDAY(R2C1,R5C5)`

`WORKDAY(A1,A2,A5:A7)`