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# **Weekdays only**

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Deliveries only go out Monday to Friday. Write the custom validation rule for B2 in C2. With 2 as the second argument, WEEKDAY counts Monday as 1, so a weekday is less than 6.

C2fx

|  | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Order | Delivery date | Rule |  |  | |
| 2 | 5001 | Nov 2, 2026 |  |  |  | |
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