
Determining the number of available
workdays
This task shows the timeframe of a project. There are weekends
between the start date and end date, which are usually not work-
days. Only the actual workdays need to be determined. Excel
supports this task with a specific table function called NETWORK-
DAYS, which can be found in the Analysis ToolPak add-in.
In addition to finding the weekends, the NETWORKDAYS function
can be used to find holidays. To solve this extended task, some holi-
days have been entered in cells E2:E8. Of course it is possible to
extend this list for additional nonworkdays, such as company par-
ties and various promotions.
Determine the ...