COLUMN vs NOW vs MONTH
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COLUMN vs NOW vs MONTH

Basic Classification Comparison

Basic Information Comparison

  • Known For

    Distinctive characteristic or primary strength of the Excel function
    COLUMN
    • Column Number Retrieval
      COLUMN is known for Column Number Retrieval.
    NOW
    • Current Date And Time Retrieval
      NOW is known for Current Date And Time Retrieval.
    MONTH
    • Month Extraction
      MONTH is known for Month Extraction.

History Comparison

Facts Comparison

  • Interesting Fact 💡

    Unique or lesser-known information about the Excel function
    COLUMN
    • Essential for column calculations
    NOW
    • Updates approximately 86400 times per day
    MONTH
    • Essential for monthly reporting
  • Sarcastic Fact 🤣

    Humorous or ironic observation about the Excel function
    COLUMN
    • The vertical cousin of ROW function
    NOW
    • The function that never lets you forget you're late
    MONTH
    • January is 1 not 0 thankfully

Usage Information Comparison

Technical Details Comparison

  • Input Data Type 📝

    Types of data that the Excel function accepts as input parameters
    COLUMN
    • Range
      COLUMN accepts Range as input data. Excel functions that operate on cell ranges and data sets
    NOW
    • Date
      NOW accepts Date as input data. Excel functions for working with dates and time values
    MONTH
    • Date
      MONTH accepts Date as input data. Excel functions for working with dates and time values
  • Version Compatibility 💻

    Indicates which Excel versions and platforms the function is compatible with < including Office 365< Excel 2019< 2016< etc.
    For all*
    • Excel 2019
      Excel functions that work specifically in Excel 2019 version
    • Excel 2016
      Excel functions that work specifically in Excel 2016 version
    • Excel 2013
      Excel functions that work specifically in Excel 2013 version
  • Operating System 💾

    Specifies the operating systems where the function can be used < including Windows< macOS< and web platforms
    For all*
    • Windows
      Excel functions optimized for Windows operating system
    • MacOS
      Excel functions optimized for MacOS users
    • Web Excel
      Excel functions available in web-based versions
  • Required Arguments Count 🔢

    Number of mandatory arguments needed for the function to work properly
    COLUMN
      ~
    NOW
      ~
    MONTH
  • Required Arguments Type 📊

    The data types accepted as valid input arguments for the function
    COLUMN
    • Range
      COLUMN accepts Range as input types Excel functions that operate on cell ranges for calculations
    NOW
    • Date
      NOW accepts Date as input types Excel functions specialized in processing date and time calculations
    MONTH
    • Date
      MONTH accepts Date as input types Excel functions specialized in processing date and time calculations

Evaluation Comparison

Ratings Comparison

Alternatives to COLUMN
TODAY
Known for Current Date Return
performs better than NOW
WEEKDAY
Known for Day Of Week Determination
🔢 needs fewer arguments than NOW
📈 is more versatile than NOW
performs better than NOW
DAYS
Known for Calculate Days Between Dates
🔢 needs fewer arguments than NOW
performs better than NOW
WEEKNUM
Known for Week Number Calculation
🔢 needs fewer arguments than NOW
performs better than NOW
YEAR
Known for Year Extraction
🔢 needs fewer arguments than NOW
performs better than NOW
🛠 is more reliable than NOW
DAY
Known for Day Extraction
🔢 needs fewer arguments than NOW
performs better than NOW
🛠 is more reliable than NOW
ROW
Known for Row Number Retrieval
performs better than NOW
🛠 is more reliable than NOW
is rated higher than NOW
NETWORKDAYS
Known for Calculate Working Days
🔢 needs fewer arguments than NOW
📈 is more versatile than NOW
LEFT
Known for Text Extraction
🔢 needs fewer arguments than NOW
performs better than NOW
MOD
Known for Division Remainder Calculations
🔢 needs fewer arguments than NOW
performs better than NOW