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Is it possible to pre-populate a date in a column after date in adjacent column is entered?



Here is what I have been tasked with:



If date is on or before (<=) the 6th of the month (e.g. 01/01/2019) then the pre-populated date should be 21st of the following month (+1 month) (e.g. 21/02/2019)



If date is after (>) the 6th of the month (e.g. 07/01/2019) then the pre-populated date should be 21st +2 months (e.g. 21/03/2019)



The pre-populated will always be start with the 21st day of the month.



Any help with this is greatly appreciated



Many thanks



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    Is it possible to pre-populate a date in a column after date in adjacent column is entered?



    Here is what I have been tasked with:



    If date is on or before (<=) the 6th of the month (e.g. 01/01/2019) then the pre-populated date should be 21st of the following month (+1 month) (e.g. 21/02/2019)



    If date is after (>) the 6th of the month (e.g. 07/01/2019) then the pre-populated date should be 21st +2 months (e.g. 21/03/2019)



    The pre-populated will always be start with the 21st day of the month.



    Any help with this is greatly appreciated



    Many thanks



    RT










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      Is it possible to pre-populate a date in a column after date in adjacent column is entered?



      Here is what I have been tasked with:



      If date is on or before (<=) the 6th of the month (e.g. 01/01/2019) then the pre-populated date should be 21st of the following month (+1 month) (e.g. 21/02/2019)



      If date is after (>) the 6th of the month (e.g. 07/01/2019) then the pre-populated date should be 21st +2 months (e.g. 21/03/2019)



      The pre-populated will always be start with the 21st day of the month.



      Any help with this is greatly appreciated



      Many thanks



      RT










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      Is it possible to pre-populate a date in a column after date in adjacent column is entered?



      Here is what I have been tasked with:



      If date is on or before (<=) the 6th of the month (e.g. 01/01/2019) then the pre-populated date should be 21st of the following month (+1 month) (e.g. 21/02/2019)



      If date is after (>) the 6th of the month (e.g. 07/01/2019) then the pre-populated date should be 21st +2 months (e.g. 21/03/2019)



      The pre-populated will always be start with the 21st day of the month.



      Any help with this is greatly appreciated



      Many thanks



      RT







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          This is pretty straightforward using the date functions.



          enter image description here



          Note that I'm in the US, so my dates are MM/DD/YYYY. I've added a December date so you can see how Excel intelligently handles the year if the month goes beyond 12. The formula in B1:



          =DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1)+IF(DAY(A1)>6,2,1),21)


          DATE() lets you specify a date by entering the year, month, and day. The target day is always the 21st day of the month. The year is taken as the year of the source date. All of the action happens with the month specification. We start with the month of the source date, then add either 1 or 2 months based on whether the source day is greater than 6. The logic is very human readable and follows what you described in the question.






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          • More elegant than mine.

            – Mark Fitzgerald
            Jan 23 at 12:38











          • @MarkFitzgerald, great minds think alike. :-) Our formulas are almost the same and it looks like we were both writing answers at the same time.

            – fixer1234
            Jan 23 at 12:41



















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          If your date was in Cell A1 then this formula in any other cell in row 1 will work:



          =IF(DAY(A1)>6,DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1)+2,21),DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1)+1,21))


          Copy down as required.






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            I prefer the IF function as its clearer to read and understand what is going on, but as an alternative you could use the following:



            =DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1)+1+(DAY(A1)>6),21)


            The (DAY(A1)>6) will return either TRUE or FALSE. When this is sent through a math operation, in this case addition, it will be converted to 1 for TRUE and 0 for FALSE.






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              This is pretty straightforward using the date functions.



              enter image description here



              Note that I'm in the US, so my dates are MM/DD/YYYY. I've added a December date so you can see how Excel intelligently handles the year if the month goes beyond 12. The formula in B1:



              =DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1)+IF(DAY(A1)>6,2,1),21)


              DATE() lets you specify a date by entering the year, month, and day. The target day is always the 21st day of the month. The year is taken as the year of the source date. All of the action happens with the month specification. We start with the month of the source date, then add either 1 or 2 months based on whether the source day is greater than 6. The logic is very human readable and follows what you described in the question.






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              • More elegant than mine.

                – Mark Fitzgerald
                Jan 23 at 12:38











              • @MarkFitzgerald, great minds think alike. :-) Our formulas are almost the same and it looks like we were both writing answers at the same time.

                – fixer1234
                Jan 23 at 12:41
















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              This is pretty straightforward using the date functions.



              enter image description here



              Note that I'm in the US, so my dates are MM/DD/YYYY. I've added a December date so you can see how Excel intelligently handles the year if the month goes beyond 12. The formula in B1:



              =DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1)+IF(DAY(A1)>6,2,1),21)


              DATE() lets you specify a date by entering the year, month, and day. The target day is always the 21st day of the month. The year is taken as the year of the source date. All of the action happens with the month specification. We start with the month of the source date, then add either 1 or 2 months based on whether the source day is greater than 6. The logic is very human readable and follows what you described in the question.






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              • More elegant than mine.

                – Mark Fitzgerald
                Jan 23 at 12:38











              • @MarkFitzgerald, great minds think alike. :-) Our formulas are almost the same and it looks like we were both writing answers at the same time.

                – fixer1234
                Jan 23 at 12:41














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              This is pretty straightforward using the date functions.



              enter image description here



              Note that I'm in the US, so my dates are MM/DD/YYYY. I've added a December date so you can see how Excel intelligently handles the year if the month goes beyond 12. The formula in B1:



              =DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1)+IF(DAY(A1)>6,2,1),21)


              DATE() lets you specify a date by entering the year, month, and day. The target day is always the 21st day of the month. The year is taken as the year of the source date. All of the action happens with the month specification. We start with the month of the source date, then add either 1 or 2 months based on whether the source day is greater than 6. The logic is very human readable and follows what you described in the question.






              share|improve this answer













              This is pretty straightforward using the date functions.



              enter image description here



              Note that I'm in the US, so my dates are MM/DD/YYYY. I've added a December date so you can see how Excel intelligently handles the year if the month goes beyond 12. The formula in B1:



              =DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1)+IF(DAY(A1)>6,2,1),21)


              DATE() lets you specify a date by entering the year, month, and day. The target day is always the 21st day of the month. The year is taken as the year of the source date. All of the action happens with the month specification. We start with the month of the source date, then add either 1 or 2 months based on whether the source day is greater than 6. The logic is very human readable and follows what you described in the question.







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              • More elegant than mine.

                – Mark Fitzgerald
                Jan 23 at 12:38











              • @MarkFitzgerald, great minds think alike. :-) Our formulas are almost the same and it looks like we were both writing answers at the same time.

                – fixer1234
                Jan 23 at 12:41



















              • More elegant than mine.

                – Mark Fitzgerald
                Jan 23 at 12:38











              • @MarkFitzgerald, great minds think alike. :-) Our formulas are almost the same and it looks like we were both writing answers at the same time.

                – fixer1234
                Jan 23 at 12:41

















              More elegant than mine.

              – Mark Fitzgerald
              Jan 23 at 12:38





              More elegant than mine.

              – Mark Fitzgerald
              Jan 23 at 12:38













              @MarkFitzgerald, great minds think alike. :-) Our formulas are almost the same and it looks like we were both writing answers at the same time.

              – fixer1234
              Jan 23 at 12:41





              @MarkFitzgerald, great minds think alike. :-) Our formulas are almost the same and it looks like we were both writing answers at the same time.

              – fixer1234
              Jan 23 at 12:41













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              If your date was in Cell A1 then this formula in any other cell in row 1 will work:



              =IF(DAY(A1)>6,DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1)+2,21),DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1)+1,21))


              Copy down as required.






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                If your date was in Cell A1 then this formula in any other cell in row 1 will work:



                =IF(DAY(A1)>6,DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1)+2,21),DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1)+1,21))


                Copy down as required.






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                  If your date was in Cell A1 then this formula in any other cell in row 1 will work:



                  =IF(DAY(A1)>6,DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1)+2,21),DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1)+1,21))


                  Copy down as required.






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                  If your date was in Cell A1 then this formula in any other cell in row 1 will work:



                  =IF(DAY(A1)>6,DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1)+2,21),DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1)+1,21))


                  Copy down as required.







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                      I prefer the IF function as its clearer to read and understand what is going on, but as an alternative you could use the following:



                      =DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1)+1+(DAY(A1)>6),21)


                      The (DAY(A1)>6) will return either TRUE or FALSE. When this is sent through a math operation, in this case addition, it will be converted to 1 for TRUE and 0 for FALSE.






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                        I prefer the IF function as its clearer to read and understand what is going on, but as an alternative you could use the following:



                        =DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1)+1+(DAY(A1)>6),21)


                        The (DAY(A1)>6) will return either TRUE or FALSE. When this is sent through a math operation, in this case addition, it will be converted to 1 for TRUE and 0 for FALSE.






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                          I prefer the IF function as its clearer to read and understand what is going on, but as an alternative you could use the following:



                          =DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1)+1+(DAY(A1)>6),21)


                          The (DAY(A1)>6) will return either TRUE or FALSE. When this is sent through a math operation, in this case addition, it will be converted to 1 for TRUE and 0 for FALSE.






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                          I prefer the IF function as its clearer to read and understand what is going on, but as an alternative you could use the following:



                          =DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1)+1+(DAY(A1)>6),21)


                          The (DAY(A1)>6) will return either TRUE or FALSE. When this is sent through a math operation, in this case addition, it will be converted to 1 for TRUE and 0 for FALSE.







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