Add days to date

To add days to a date you can directly add the number of days to the formula or apply the Excel DATE function

Example: Add days to date

Add days to date

METHOD 1. Add days to date

EXCEL

=B5+C5
This formula adds five (5) days to directly to the date specified in cell (B5). This formula links to specific cells in the worksheet for the formula parameters, however, you can also enter the number of days you want to add and the date that you want to add the days to directly into the formula (e.g. ="15/03/2017"+5).

METHOD 2. Add days to date using the Excel DATE function

EXCEL

=DATE(YEAR(B5),MONTH(B5),DAY(B5)+C5)
This formula adds five (5) days to the date specified in cell (B5) using the Excel DATE function. This formula links to specific cells in the worksheet for the formula parameters, however, you can also enter the number of days you want to add and the date that you want to add the days to directly into the formula (e.g. =DATE(YEAR("15/03/2017"),MONTH("15/03/2017"),DAY("15/03/2017")+5)).

METHOD 1. Add days to date

VBA

Sub Add_days_to_date()
'declare a variable
Dim ws As Worksheet
Set ws = Worksheets("Analysis")
Set sdays = ws.Range("C5")
Set sdate = ws.Range("B5")
'add the specified number of days to the date
ws.Range("F4") = DateAdd("d", sdays, sdate)

End Sub

OBJECTS
Worksheets: The Worksheets object represents all of the worksheets in a workbook, excluding chart sheets.
Range: The Range object is a representation of a single cell or a range of cells in a worksheet.
PREREQUISITES
Worksheet Name: Have a worksheet named Analysis.
Days to add: This example references to cell ("C5") to source the number of days to add onto the date. Therefore, if using the same VBA code cell ("C5"), in the Analysis worksheet, must be populated with the value that represents the number of days you want to add to the date. You can also enter the number of days you want to add directly into the VBA code by replacing the cell reference (ws.Range("C5")) with the number of days.
Date: This example references to cell ("B5") to source the date that you want to add the days onto. Therefore, if using the same VBA code cell ("B5"), in the Analysis worksheet, must be populated with the date that you want to add the days onto. You can also enter the date directly into the VBA code by replacing the cell reference (ws.Range("B5")) with the date inside the double quotation marks (e.g. "15/03/2017").

ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS
Output Range: Select the output range by changing the cell reference ("F4") in the VBA code to any cell in the worksheet, that doesn't conflict with the formula.
Days to add: Select the number of days that you want to add to the date by changing the value in cell ("B5") in the Analysis worksheet.
Date: Select the date that you want to add the days onto by changing the date in cell ("B5") in the Analysis worksheet.

Explanation about the formula used to add days to date

EXPLANATION

EXPLANATION
To add days to a date you can directly add the number of days to the formula or apply the Excel DATE function. In this tutorial we explain how this can be achieved by using Excel and VBA.
FORMULAS
=date + number_of_days
=DATE(YEAR(date),MONTH(date),DAY(date)+number_of_days)

ARGUMENTS
date: The date that you want to add the days onto.
number_of_days: Number of days to add to the date.