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NOW()<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n As you\u2019ll notice, this formula is one of the simplest formulas existing in the Google Sheets application. Unlike most of the other formulas, this doesn\u2019t even require an input parameter. While trying this formula may be extremely straightforward, this can become very handy at times.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/static.sheetgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/NOW-formula-1.png” _builder_version=”4.10.7″ _module_preset=”default” alt=”NOW formula 1″ title_text=”NOW formula 1″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The first application of the formula is just a direct demonstration of how it works. However, it gets more interesting when we can use this formula in conjunction with the others. Let\u2019s just say we have a business procedure that has to happen only during the regular working\u00a0hours, i.e. from 9AM to 5PM. This means that we have to achieve this as a two-part objective:<\/span><\/p>\n By making use of both the IF and\u00a0<\/span>HOUR<\/a>\u00a0formulas in the second example, we successfully were able to accomplish the first part of our objective. At the time of writing this, the formula NOW() evaluated to \u201c6\/7\/2018 21:40:11\u201d. Since\u00a0the hour is beyond the work hours, the output is \u201cStop\u201d. Likewise, we were able to realize the second part of the objective\u00a0in the third example, using the IF and\u00a0<\/span>WEEKDAY<\/a>formulas. The WEEKDAY returns 1\u00a0if it is Sunday, and 7 if it were a Saturday. However, it is Thursday at the time of writing this, so it is a working day. Therefore the output is \u201cProceed\u201d The fourth example is just a combination of these two results, and we have our desired practical application!<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In our day to day lives, we will be needing to do certain activities that may be time-sensitive. There can be business scenarios where we need to check the current time and date before proceeding further. Thankfully, we have the\u00a0NOW\u00a0formula in Google Sheets that can help us through this. Syntax NOW() Note: There\u2019s no need […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":8686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"In our day to day lives, we will be needing to do certain activities that may be time-sensitive. There can be business scenarios where we need to check the current time and date before proceeding further. Thankfully, we have the NOW<\/a> formula in Google Sheets that can help us through this.\n\n
Usage: NOW formula in Google Sheets<\/h3>\n
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Syntax<\/h3>\nNOW()<\/strong>\n
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Usage: NOW formula in Google Sheets<\/h3>\nAs you'll notice, this formula is one of the simplest formulas existing in the Google Sheets application. Unlike most of the other formulas, this doesn't even require an input parameter. While trying this formula may be extremely straightforward, this can become very handy at times.\n\n
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\n\nThe first application of the formula is just a direct demonstration of how it works. However, it gets more interesting when we can use this formula in conjunction with the others.\n\nLet's just say we have a business procedure that has to happen only during the regular working hours, i.e. from 9AM to 5PM. This means that we have to achieve this as a two-part objective:\n\n \t