I need to prepare an Excel worksheet to do the following: Given the date of a work day (DATE_WORKDAY_1), find the date of a previous work day (DATE_WORKDAY_2) such that
- I can specify the weekday of DATE_WORKDAY_2
- The number of workdays between DATE_WORKDAY_1 and DATE_WORKDAY_2 is greater than or equal to a specific value
- Specified dates are excluded
Example:
- DATE_WORKDAY_1 = 07/30/2026
- DATE_WORKDAY_2 must be a Tuesday
- Dates to be excluded: 07/28/2027, 07/21/2026
If there must be at least 3 workdays between DATE_WORKDAY_1 and DATE_WORKDAY_2, the worksheet should return 07/21/2026. If there must be at least 8 workdays between the two dates, the worksheet should return 07/14/2026.
I’m an Excel novice and would greatly appreciate any pointers.