Formula cheat sheet round 2 #184
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| Because we round to a whole number, the partial day (represented in seconds) doesn't make a difference in our final value. If you were calculating difference in days, the seconds might make a difference, depending how far into the current day you are. | ||
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| **Community Example:** [Calculating Hours Worked](https://public.getgrist.com/a3HWPxrhNwJa/1863/p/4) |
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What do you think of removing the "hours worked" example? It's complex and advanced enough that it feels outside the scope of a cheat sheet.
I like the "years" one because it builds on the complexity of ($Date1 - $Date2).days while teaching important concepts, and doesn't feel out of reach.
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I agree it is complex but I think it's good to keep. Just because there is not a simple way to do time. I did break out date though and added a simple example then put the 'years' example in the same grouping to build on ($Date1 - $Date2).days
| You can find the number of days between two [Date](col-types.md#date-columns) values using the [DAYS()](functions.md#days) function. | ||
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| #### Example of Calculating the Difference Between Two Dates |
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Sorry to not chime in earlier, but we support Excel-compatible function DATEDIF (https://support.getgrist.com/functions/#datedif). For days, it's exactly equivalent to what's here. For years or months, DATEDIF is much simpler, and I think we should recommend it in the cheatsheet instead of the more complicated solutions.
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I forgot to update Phone Number in this most recent commit. This is a reminder to myself to update it and re-commit. also add link to tip on summary tables: Video Walkthrough: Back to Basics: Migrating from spreadsheet to Grist{:target="_blank"} |
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