Create a countdown calendar current time and date

WPS office software could be compatible with Microsoft Office, and these training contents help students or home workers finish their work efficiently. Today, we are going to introduce basic usages of three commonly used date functions. They are namely the TODAY function, NOW function, and DATEDIF function. We can use the date function to insert the current date and time quickly. Also, we can use this function to update it in real-time. We can also make a countdown calendar with it. · ....

Insert date and time in the header or footer

WPS Writer allows users to add various styles of header and footer, including text, pictures, and date and time. So how can we realize inserting date and time? A footer has been added to this document. So here we take the header as an example to show how to insert date and time. Get into the Header/Footer tab and click Date and Time to pop up the dialog. On the left-hand side of the dialog, we can choose from different formats to present the date and time. Check the Update automaticall....

Use Date function to convert date format

We may sometimes need to convert the format of the date in the table when using WPS Spreadsheet like Microsoft Excel. At this point, by using the Date function, we can quickly generate a specific date symbol. Take this table as an example. This table contains the information on the date of birth of some students in class. We can see that the information of year, month, and day are separated in this table. So how can we convert the format quickly to know the birthdays of the students? 1....

Set the date format cells

In practical work, we often need to enter the date in the spreadsheet. There are many data format types, so how do we set the date formats as we need? Take this spreadsheet as an example. Select the spreadsheet area, right-click the mouse, and select Format Cells from the shortcut menu. The shortcut key is Ctrl+1. In the pop-up Format Cells dialog box, select Date. There are many date formats in Type. We can choose the Wednesday date format, its abbreviated format, or the date format o....

Combine the SUBSTITUTE and LEN functions

Here is a form recording the personal information of staff. How can we calculate the staff number for each department?We can combine the LENS and SUBSTITUTE functions to realize it. Before starting, let me introduce the LEN function. It can return the character number of the text.Select cell A4. Go to the formula editing box for the Insert Function button, and choose the LENS function.Since we want to know the character number in cell A2, we need to enter “A2” as the TEXT parameter. Cl....

Efficient statistics with statistical functions

COUNT function and COUNTIF function are used very frequently in statistical functions. Today I'll talk about how to use these two functions. · 1. COUNT functionTake this donation list as an example. We need to count the number of cities with donation amounts. At this point, we can use COUNT function. Click cell E6, enter "=COUNT(C3-C75)," and press the Enter key to get the result. It is important to note that the COUNT function can only count the statistical cells. The forms like b....

Elementary arithmetic functions in WPS Spreadsheet

Today I will introduce you to introductory calculation of functions, namely addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. In the table, there are three ways to enter the function, respectively, input in the formula bar input in the cell and click Insert Function. So how can we do elementary arithmetic in the table? We can enter the corresponding symbol for the operation in the formula bar or cells. Take this table as an example, we enter "= A2 + B2" in cell C2, press the Enter ke....

Formatting time in WPS Spreadsheet

WPS Spreadsheet could be an alternative to Microsoft Office Excel. It includes 100's of built-in formulas, pivot tables, and more. Today, we will learn how to format the time. Before setting, we need to be aware of the correct way to record time.A complete-time duration consists of hours, minutes and seconds, and each value is separated by colons.For example: 12:25:25. Take this table as an example, select the cells A4-A14. Click the Number Format drop-down button in the Home tab, ....