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Excel Formulas to Calculate All dates in chronological order!!

Have you ever tried to find calculate all dates in chronological order? Here are some useful formulas for you to calculate all dates in chronological order ** in Excel. Let’s check out the simple formulas given below!! Get an official version of ** MS Excel from the following link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel

Generic Formula

  • If you want to calculate all dates in chronological order, then you have to use the following formula.
=IF([SUMPRODUCT](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-use-sumproduct-function-with-criteria-in-excel/)(--(range1>=range2))=0,"✓","")

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Syntax Explanation

  • Minus Operator (-) – This symbol will help to subtract any two values.
  • Parenthesis () – The main purpose of this symbol is to group the elements.
  • Range 1 – It represents the first input range in the Excel sheet.
  • Range 2 – This will refer to the second input range.
  • SUMPRODUCT ** – This function helps to multiply the corresponding arrays or ranges and returns the sum of the products. Read more on the **SUMPRODUCT Function.

Practical Examples

  • For instance, you have to create a sample data in Excel.

Sample data

  • To check if a range of dates are in chronological order, you need to use a formula in the formula bar.
=IF([SUMPRODUCT](https://geekexcel.com/index-function-in-microsoft-excel-365-how-to-use/)(--(range1>=range2))=0,"✓","")

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Use the Formula

  • Then, you will get the result as shown below in cell H5.

Result for cell H5

  • Now, you need to copy down the formulas to get the all dates in chronological order.

Final Output

Summary

Hope you like this article on how to calculate all dates in chronological order ** in Excel. If you have any **doubts , feel free to let me know in the below comment section. Thank you so much for visiting Geek Excel!! *If you want to learn more helpful formulas, check out Excel Formulas *!!

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