How to create a dynamic calendar in Excel
- Enter in cell A1 the word "year" and right next to it in B1 is any number such as, for example, 2050. (see Screenshot)
- The days start in cell B2, enter the formula: "=DATE(B1;1;1)". The date value is built from the in cell B1 the specified year, the first of the month and the new year to the desired year. The formula is entered, you must press the Enter key. (see Screenshot-1)
- The new year's day now serves as the starting point for all other days. In cell B3 below, the formula is written "=B2+1". So one day the contents of the cell B2 is simply added, and B3 are shown. (see Screenshot-2)
- You can duplicate this formula by selecting cell B3, and the small cross at the bottom right of the cell boundary appears in the column more to pull down. So, Excel copies the formula and adjusts independently of the emoluments, so that a chain of days wise additions. (see Screenshot-3)
Dynamic calendar creation in Excel
You want to get the date a day of the week displayed, it works by changing the "home" tab of the cell format to "long date". (see Screenshot)
Days of the week in the dynamic calendar display
The days of the week in the calendar format
In order to keep the Overview in the calendar, it is useful to have the days of the week to highlight. For example, you can end the week with a desired colour Deposit. So this is a quick, ready Excel for this purpose a special formula:
- In the example, calendar all the days of the cell B2. Select all the cells, in which the days are listed.
- The "home" tab now, select the Conditional formatting button (see Screenshot) and then go to "New rule". In the "formula to determine the formatting of cells, use" you need to enter the rule "= weekday(B2;2) > 5". The Parameter 2 indicates to Excel that when Monday started to count, since Sunday, the value is 1, Monday is assigned the value 2, etc. by the program. B2 indicates that Excel should start from the new year's day, i.e. the first day of their calendar, to format.
- Now click on "Format...", for example. a Background or font color for weekend days.
- The new formatting rule confirm with "OK".
- More conditional formatting in Excel can also be found on this page.
Dynamic calendar format
By the way, we keep here the right template for a dynamic calendar to Download, the you all the to facilitate. You can also fix holidays mark the school holidays, and add the entire calendar to your taste to format.
This guide-article applies to MS Excel 2010.
