You can set up conditional formatting in Excel for dates. We have included detailed examples you can try while reading the guide.

Even though you need a format like 02/08/2021, Excel Online and Google Sheets may use something else, like 08-02-2021. At times, you might not like such a change due to a lack of familiarity.

Create a custom date format based on one of Excel's standard date templates. For example, set all months to display as two digits by adding another "M" to the month format code.

Excel for the web now supports conditional formatting, and the interface is easier to use than the desktop edition. Susan Harkins shows you how to use it.

Static time stamps display today's date or time when you set it, without changing it later. Finally, you can set dates and times manually using the spreadsheet's Date formatting options.

There's a lot going on in these formulaic conditional rules in Microsoft Excel that highlight the smallest and largest values within a period of years.