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There Are Some Important Functions of Excel

There are several important functions in Excel including SUM, ROUND, IF, and TODAY. The SUM function returns the sum of supplied values. The ROUND function rounds a number to a specified number of decimal places. The IF function performs logical tests and returns one value if the test is true and another if false. The TODAY function returns the current date.

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There Are Some Important Functions of Excel

There are several important functions in Excel including SUM, ROUND, IF, and TODAY. The SUM function returns the sum of supplied values. The ROUND function rounds a number to a specified number of decimal places. The IF function performs logical tests and returns one value if the test is true and another if false. The TODAY function returns the current date.

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IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS OF EXCEL

There are some important functions of excel:


SUM Function: The Excel SUM function returns the sum of values supplied.
These values can be numbers, cell references, ranges, arrays, and constants, in
any combination. SUM can handle up to 255 individual arguments.

Syntax: =SUM (number1, [number2], [number3], ...)


Example: =SUM(D6:D10) // returns 9.05

References do not need to be next to one another. For example, to sum the cost
of apples, bananas, and kiwis only, you can use a formula like this:

=SUM(D6,D8,D10) // returns 5.55

ROUND Function: The Excel ROUND function returns a number rounded to a


given number of digits. The ROUND function can round to the right or left of the
decimal point.

Syntax: =ROUND (number, num_digits)

Example: =ROUND(2.15, 1)

Rounds 2.15 to one decimal place

2.2

IF Function: The IF function can perform a logical test and return one value for a
TRUE result, and another for a FALSE result.

Syntax: =IF (logical_test, [value_if_true], [value_if_false])


Example: To "pass" scores above 70: =IF(A1>70,"Pass","Fail"). More than one
condition can be tested by nesting IF functions. The IF function can be combined
with logical functions like AND and OR.
TODAY Function: The Excel TODAY function returns the current date, updated
continuously when a worksheet is changed or opened. The TODAY function
takes no arguments. You can format the value returned by TODAY using any
standard date format.

Syntax: =TODAY ()

Example: =TODAY() // current date

=TODAY()-7 // one week ago

=TODAY()+7 // one week later

SMALL Function: The Excel SMALL function returns numeric values based on
their position in a list ranked by value. In other words, it can retrive "nth smallest"
values - smallest value, 2nd smallest value, 3rd smallest value, etc.

Syntax: =SMALL (array, n)

Example: =SMALL(A1:A5, 1)

Result: -2.3

PROPER Function: The Excel PROPER function capitalizes words given text
string. Numbers and punctuation are not affected.

Syntax: =PROPER (text)

Examples: =PROPER("excel")

Result: "Excel"

AVERAGE Function: The Excel AVERAGE function returns the average of


values supplied as multiple arguments. AVERAGE can handle up to 255
individual arguments, which can include numbers, cell references, ranges, arrays,
and constants.

Syntax: =AVERAGE (number1, [number2], ...)

Example: =AVERAGE(B2, B3)

Result: 8.85
HLOOKUP Function: HLOOKUP is an Excel function to lookup and retrieve
data from a specific row in table. The "H" in HLOOKUP stands for "horizontal",
where lookup values appear in the first row of the table, moving horizontally to
the right. HLOOKUP supports approximate and exact matching, and wildcards
(* ?) for finding partial matches.

Syntax: =HLOOKUP (value, table, row_index, [range_lookup])

Example: =HLOOKUP("*",range,1,FALSE)

SUMIF Function: The Excel SUMIF function returns the sum of cells that
supplied criteria. Criteria can be applied to dates, numbers, and text using logical
operators (>,<,<>,=) and wildcards (*,?) for partial matching.

Syntax: =SUMIF (range, criteria, [sum_range])

Example: =SUMIF(D6:D10,">100") // values > 100

=SUMIF(B6:B10,"Jim",D6:D10) // Rep = Jim

VLOOKUP Function: When the VLOOKUP function is called, Excel searches


for a lookup value in the leftmost column of a section of your spreadsheet called
the table array. The function returns another value in the same row, defined by
the column index number.

Syntax: =VLOOKUP (value, table, col_index, [range_lookup])

Example: IFERROR(INDEX(return_range, SMALL(IF(lookup_value =


lookup_range, ROW(return_range) - m, ""), COLUMN() - n)), "")

COUNT Function: The Excel COUNT function returns the count of values that
are numbers, generally cells that contain numbers. Values can be supplied as
constants, cell references, or ranges.

Syntax: =COUNT (value1, [value2], ...)

Example: =COUNT(1, 2, "apple") returns 2. And COUNT(A1:A10) will count


the number of numeric values in the range A1:A10.
COUNTIF Function: COUNTIF is a function to count cells that meet a single
criteria. COUNTIF can be used to count cells with dates, numbers, and text.

Syntax: =COUNTIF (range, criteria)

Example: =COUNTIF(A1:A10,100) // count cells equal to 100

COUNTBLANK Function: The Excel COUNTBLANK function returns a


count of empty cells in a range. Cells that contain text, numbers, errors, etc. are
not counted. Formulas that return empty text are counted.

Syntax: =COUNTBLANK (range)

Example: COUNTBLANK(A1:A10) will count the number of blank cells in the


range A1:A10.

HYPERLINK Function: The Excel HYPERLINK function returns a hyperlink


from a given destination and "friendly name". You can use HYPERLINK to
construct a clickable hyperlink with a formula. The HYPERLINK function can
build links to workbook locations, pages on the internet, or to files on network
servers.

Syntax: =HYPERLINK (link_location, [friendly_name])

Example:=HYPERLINK("#"&CELL("address",INDEX(C5:C100,MATCH(9.9
9E+307,C5:C100)+1)),"First blank")

AND Function: The Excel AND function is a logical function used to require
more than one condition at the same time. AND returns either TRUE or FALSE.

Syntax: =AND (logical1, [logical2], ...)

Example: =AND(A1>0,A1<5)

OR Function: The OR function is a logical function to test multiple conditions


at the same time. OR returns either TRUE or FALSE.

Syntax: =OR (logical1, [logical2], ...)

Example: =OR(A1>75,B1>75)

MAX Function: The Excel MAX function returns the largest numeric value in a
range of values.
Syntax: =MAX (number1, [number2], ...)

Example: =MAX(5,10)

=MAX(A1,A2,A3)

-MAX(A1:A10)

MIN Function: The Excel MIN function returns the smallest numeric value in a
range of values.

Syntax: =MIN (number1, [number2], ...)

Example: =MIN(5,10)

=MIN(A1,A2,A3)

-MIN(A1:A10)

DAY Function: The Excel DAY function returns the day of the month as a
number between 1 to 31 from a given date.

Syntax: =DAY (date)

Example: =DAY(A1) // returns 15

TIME Function: The Excel TIME function is a built-in function that allows you
to create a time with individual hour, minute, and second components. The TIME
function is useful when you want to assemble a proper time inside another
formula.

Syntax: =TIME (hour, minute, second)

Example: =TIME(3,0,0) // 3 hours

=TIME(0,3,0) // 3 minutes

=TIME(0,0,3) // 3 seconds

=TIME(8,30,0) // 8.5 hours

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