Number is a time value.Ĭalculates the difference, in days, between two date values. A negative date/time value can be entered. Returns the day, as an integer, of the given date value. Text is a valid date expression and must be entered with quotation marks. Returns the internal date number for text in quotes. Year is an integer between 15 or 0 and 99. To keep dates from being interpreted as parts of formulas, and thus returning erroneous results, always place them in quotation marks, for example, '12/08/52'.Ĭonverts a date written as year, month, day to an internal serial number and displays it in the cellâ€™s formatting. When entering dates, slashes or dashes used as date separators may be interpreted as arithmetic operators. go to Tools > Options > Calc > Calculate. To set the default date format used by Calc.

To see the date or time displayed in a standard format, change the number format (date or time) accordingly.

This is just a matter of formatting the actual value is always stored and manipulated as a number. When you assign the number format â€œNumberâ€ to a date or time value, it is displayed as a number. handles and computes a date/time value as a number. Use these functions for inserting, editing and manipulating dates and times.

Openoffice calc date format