Featured post
essential BAsic excel formulas a quick guide
- Get link
- X
- Other Apps
Here are some tips for using Excel formulas:
All formulas start with an equal sign (=)
To refer to a cell, enter the column letter followed by the row number. For example, B2 refers to the cell at the intersection of column B and row 2.
The formula bar shows the formula you enter in a cell. You can see it whenever that cell is selected.
Here are some basic Excel formulas you can use for common tasks:
1. SUM
Adds a range of numbers.
=SUM(A1:A10)
2. AVERAGE
Calculates the average of a range of numbers.
=AVERAGE(B1:B10)
3. COUNT
Counts the number of cells that contain numbers.
=COUNT(C1:C10)
4. MAX
Finds the maximum value in a range.
=MAX(D1:D10)
5. MIN
Finds the minimum value in a range.
=MIN(E1:E10)
6. IF
Performs a logical test and returns one value for TRUE and another for FALSE.
=IF(F1 > 10, "Yes", "No")
7. CONCATENATE (or &)
Joins two or more strings together.
=CONCATENATE(G1, " ", H1)
=G1 & " " & H1
8. VLOOKUP
Looks up a value in the first column of a table and returns a value in the same row from a specified column.
=VLOOKUP(I1, A1:D10, 2, FALSE)
9. TODAY
Returns the current date.
=TODAY()
10. NOW
Returns the current date and time.
=NOW()
11. HLOOKUP: Similar to VLOOKUP, but searches for a value in the first row of a table.
=HLOOKUP(A1, A1:F3, 2, FALSE)
12. INDEX and MATCH: A more flexible alternative to VLOOKUP.
=INDEX(E1:E10, MATCH(A1, D1:D10, 0))
Bottom of Form
- COUNTIF: Counts the number of cells that meet a specified condition.
=COUNTIF(A1:A10, ">50")
- SUMIF: Adds the cells that meet a specified condition.
=SUMIF(B1:B10, "Yes", C1:C10)
- AVERAGEIF: Calculates the average of cells that meet a specified condition.
=AVERAGEIF(D1:D10, "<100", E1:E10)
- LEFT: Extracts a specified number of characters from the left side of a string.
=LEFT(A1, 5)
- RIGHT: Extracts a specified number of characters from the right side of a string.
=RIGHT(A1, 3)
- MID: Extracts a specified number of characters from the middle of a string.
=MID(A1, 2, 3)
- TRIM: Removes extra spaces from a string
=TRIM(A1)
- LEN: Returns the number of characters in a string.
=LEN(A1)
21. =UPPER("hello"): Converts the text "hello" to "HELLO"
![]() |
scan |
- Get link
- X
- Other Apps
Comments