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This document provides a summary of 39 important Excel formulas including their purpose and examples of how to use each one. The formulas cover common calculations like SUM, AVERAGE, MIN, and MAX as well as more advanced functions for lookups, text manipulation, conditional formatting, dates and times. Examples are given for each formula to demonstrate how it can be implemented in a spreadsheet.

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All Important Excel Formulas - (AtoZ Library)

This document provides a summary of 39 important Excel formulas including their purpose and examples of how to use each one. The formulas cover common calculations like SUM, AVERAGE, MIN, and MAX as well as more advanced functions for lookups, text manipulation, conditional formatting, dates and times. Examples are given for each formula to demonstrate how it can be implemented in a spreadsheet.

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Sl No Formula Name Purpose How to Use
1 SUM Adds numbers Formula:- =SUM(A1:A5) adds the numbers in cells A1 to A5.
Formula:- =AVERAGE(B1:B5) computes the average of numbers
2 AVERAGE Calculates average
in cells B1 to B5.
Formula:- =MIN(C1:C5) identifies the smallest number in cells C1
3 MIN Finds smallest number
to C5.
Formula:- =MAX(D1:D5) finds the largest number in cells D1 to
4 MAX Finds largest number
D5.
Formula:- =COUNT(E1:E5) counts the number of non-empty cells
5 COUNT Counts number of cells with data
in E1 to E5.
Formula:- =IF(F1>10, "Yes", "No") checks if the value in F1 is
6 IF Conditional statement
greater than 10.
Formula:- =VLOOKUP(G1, A1:B10, 2, FALSE) searches for the
7 VLOOKUP Looks up a value in a table value in G1 within the range A1:B10 and returns the
corresponding value from the second column.
8 HLOOKUP Horizontal lookup Similar to VLOOKUP but searches horizontally.
Formula:- =INDEX(A1:A10, MATCH(H1, B1:B10, 0)) searches for
9 INDEX & MATCH Advanced lookup the value in H1 within the range B1:B10 and returns the
corresponding value from A1:A10.
Formula:- =CONCATENATE(I1, " ", J1) combines the text in I1
10 CONCATENATE Joins text
and J1 with a space in between.
11 LEFT, RIGHT, MID Extracts part of text Formula:- =LEFT(K1, 3) extracts the first 3 characters from K1.
12 LEN Calculates length of text Formula:- =LEN(L1) returns the number of characters in L1.
Formula:- =COUNTIF(M1:M5, ">10") counts cells in M1:M5 that
13 COUNTIF Counts cells based on a condition
are greater than 10.
Formula:- =SUMIF(N1:N5, ">10", N1:N5) sums cells in N1:N5 that
14 SUMIF Adds cells based on a condition
are greater than 10.
Formula:- =AVERAGEIF(O1:O5, ">10", O1:O5) computes
15 AVERAGEIF Calculates average with a condition
average of cells in O1:O5 greater than 10.
Formula:- =IFERROR(P1/Q1, "Error") divides P1 by Q1 and
16 IFERROR Handles errors
displays "Error" if an error occurs.
Formula:- =ROUND(R1, 2) rounds the number in R1 to 2 decimal
17 ROUND Rounds a number
places.
Formula:- =ROUNDUP(S1, 0) rounds the number in S1 to the
18 ROUNDUP Rounds up to nearest integer
nearest whole number.
Formula:- =ROUNDDOWN(T1, 0) rounds the number in T1 down
19 ROUNDDOWN Rounds down to nearest integer
to the nearest whole number.
20 TRIM Removes extra spaces Formula:- =TRIM(U1) removes extra spaces from the text in U1.
21 UPPER Converts text to uppercase Formula:- =UPPER(V1) converts the text in V1 to uppercase.
22 LOWER Converts text to lowercase Formula:- =LOWER(W1) converts the text in W1 to lowercase.
Formula:- =PROPER(X1) capitalizes the first letter of each word in
23 PROPER Capitalizes the first letter of each word
X1.
Formula:- =TEXT(Y1, "mm/dd/yyyy") formats the date in Y1 as
24 TEXT Formats a number as text
"mm/dd/yyyy".
Formula:- =DATE(2023, 12, 31) creates the date December 31,
25 DATE Creates a date
2023.
26 TODAY Returns the current date Formula:- =TODAY() returns the current date.
27 NOW Returns the current date and time Formula:- =NOW() returns the current date and time.
28 ROW Returns the row number Formula:- =ROW(Z1) returns the row number of cell Z1.
Formula:- =COLUMN(AA1) returns the column number of cell
29 COLUMN Returns the column number
AA1.
Formula:- =COUNTBLANK(AB1:AB5) counts the number of empty
30 COUNTBLANK Counts empty cells
cells in AB1:AB5.
Formula:- =ISNUMBER(AC1) checks if the cell AC1 contains a
31 ISNUMBER Checks if a cell contains a number
number and returns TRUE or FALSE.
Formula:- =ISTEXT(AD1) checks if the cell AD1 contains text and
32 ISTEXT Checks if a cell contains text
returns TRUE or FALSE.

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Formula:- =ISBLANK(AE1) checks if the cell AE1 is empty and
33 ISBLANK Checks if a cell is empty
returns TRUE or FALSE.
Formula:- =IFNA(AF1, "Not Available") displays "Not Available" if
34 IFNA Handles #N/A errors
AF1 returns #N/A error.
Formula:- =AND(AE1>10, AE1<20) checks if AE1 is greater than
35 AND Checks multiple conditions
10 and less than 20.
36 OR Checks if at least one condition is TRUE Formula:- =OR(AE1
37 NOT Reverses the logical value Formula:- =NOT(AE1
Formula:- =MATCH(AG1, AH1:AH10, 0) finds the position of AG1
38 MATCH Finds the position of an item
in the range AH1:AH10.
Formula:- =INDEX(AI1:AJ10, 3, 2) returns the value from the 3rd
39 INDEX Returns a value from a table
row and 2nd column of AI1:AJ10.
Returns a cell or range offset from a Formula:- =OFFSET(AI1, 2, 1) returns the cell 2 rows down and 1
40 OFFSET
reference column to the right of AI1.
Formula:- =SUMIFS(AK1:AK10, AL1:AL10, ">10", AM1:AM10,
41 SUMIFS Adds cells based on multiple conditions "<20") sums cells in AK1:AK10 based on the conditions in AL1:
AL10 and AM1:AM10.
Formula:- =AVERAGEIFS(AN1:AN10, AO1:AO10, ">10", AP1:
Calculates average with multiple
42 AVERAGEIFS
conditions
AP10, "<20") computes average of cells in AN1:AN10 based on
the conditions in AO1:AO10 and AP1:AP10.
Formula:- =COUNTIFS(AQ1:AQ10, ">10", AR1:AR10, "<20")
43 COUNTIFS Counts cells based on multiple conditions
counts cells in AQ1:AQ10 based on the conditions in AR1:AR10.
44 UPPER Converts text to uppercase Formula:- =UPPER(AS1) converts the text in AS1 to uppercase.
45 LOWER Converts text to lowercase Formula:- =LOWER(AT1) converts the text in AT1 to lowercase.
Formula:- =PROPER(AU1) capitalizes the first letter of each word
46 PROPER Capitalizes the first letter of each word
in AU1.
Formula:- =SEARCH("apple", AV1) finds the position of "apple" in
47 SEARCH Finds one text string within another
the text in AV1.
Formula:- =REPLACE(AW1, 2, 3, "123") replaces 3 characters
48 REPLACE Replaces characters in text
starting from the 2nd position in AW1 with "123".
49 LEN Calculates length of text Formula:- =LEN(AX1) returns the number of characters in AX1.
Formula:- =RIGHT(AY1, 3) extracts the last 3 characters from
50 RIGHT Extracts characters from the right
AY1.
51 LEFT Extracts characters from the left Formula:- =LEFT(AZ1, 3) extracts the first 3 characters from AZ1.
Formula:- =MID(BA1, 2, 3) extracts 3 characters from the 2nd
52 MID Extracts characters from the middle
position in BA1.
Formula:- =CONCATENATE(BB1, " ", BC1) combines the text in
53 CONCATENATE Joins multiple text strings
BB1 and BC1 with a space in between.
Formula:- =TEXTJOIN(", ", TRUE, BD1:BD3) joins the text in cells
54 TEXTJOIN Joins text with a specified delimiter
BD1 to BD3 with a comma and space between each.
Finds the position of one text string within Formula:- =FIND("find", BE1) finds the position of "find" in the text
55 FIND
another in BE1.
56 REPT Repeats text a specified number of times Formula:- =REPT("A", 5) repeats the letter "A" 5 times.
Formula:- =SUBSTITUTE(BF1, "old", "new") replaces "old" with
57 SUBSTITUTE Replaces text within a text string
"new" in the text in BF1.
Returns the text format of a number or
58 T
date
Formula:- =T(BG1) converts the value in BG1 to text format.

Formula:- =ISERROR(BH1) checks if the cell BH1 contains an


59 ISERROR Checks if a cell contains an error
error and returns TRUE or FALSE.
Formula:- =ISERR(BI1) checks if the cell BI1 contains a #N/A
60 ISERR Checks if a cell contains a #N/A error
error and returns TRUE or FALSE.
Formula:- =ISNA(BJ1) checks if the cell BJ1 contains a #N/A error
61 ISNA Checks if a cell contains a #N/A error
and returns TRUE or FALSE.
62 NA Returns the #N/A error value Formula:- =NA() returns the #N/A error value.
Formula:- =ISLOGICAL(BK1) checks if the cell BK1 contains a
63 ISLOGICAL Checks if a cell contains a logical value
logical value and returns TRUE or FALSE.

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Formula:- =ISEVEN(BL1) checks if the number in BL1 is even and
64 ISEVEN Checks if a number is even
returns TRUE or FALSE.
Formula:- =ISODD(BM1) checks if the number in BM1 is odd and
65 ISODD Checks if a number is odd
returns TRUE or FALSE.
Formula:- =MOD(BN1, BO1) returns the remainder when BN1 is
66 MOD Returns the remainder of a division
divided by BO1.
Rounds a number to a specified number of Formula:- =ROUND(BP1, 2) rounds the number in BP1 to 2
67 ROUND
decimal places decimal places.
Formula:- =ROUNDDOWN(BQ1, 0) rounds the number in BQ1
68 ROUNDDOWN Rounds down to the nearest integer
down to the nearest whole number.
Formula:- =ROUNDUP(BR1, 0) rounds the number in BR1 up to
69 ROUNDUP Rounds up to the nearest integer
the nearest whole number.
Generates a random number between 0 Formula:- =RAND() generates a random number between 0 and
70 RAND
and 1 1.
Generates a random number between two Formula:- =RANDBETWEEN(1, 10) generates a random number
71 RANDBETWEEN
specified numbers between 1 and 10.
72 TODAY Returns the current date Formula:- =TODAY() returns today's date.
Calculates the difference between two Formula:- =DATEDIF(BS1, BT1, "d") calculates the number of
73 DATEDIF
dates days between dates in BS1 and BT1.
Calculates the number of working days Formula:- =NETWORKDAYS(BU1, BV1) calculates the number of
74 NETWORKDAYS
between two dates working days between dates in BU1 and BV1.
Formula:- =EOMONTH(BW1, 0) returns the last day of the month
75 EOMONTH Returns the last day of the month
based on the date in BW1.
Formula:- =WEEKNUM(BX1) returns the week number of the date
76 WEEKNUM Returns the week number of the year
in BX1.
Formula:- =HYPERLINK(BY1, "Click Here") creates a clickable
77 HYPERLINK Creates a clickable link
link to the URL or location in BY1.
Returns one value if a condition is TRUE, Formula:- =IF(BZ1>10, "Yes", "No") checks if the value in BZ1 is
78 IF
another if FALSE greater than 10.
Returns a value based on multiple
79 IFS
conditions
Formula:- =IFS(CA1>10, "High", CA1>5, "Medium", CA1<

Formula:- =AND(CB1>10, CB2<20) checks if both CB1 is greater


80 AND Checks if all conditions are TRUE
than 10 and CB2 is less than 20.
81 OR Checks if at least one condition is TRUE Formula:- =OR(CC1
82 NOT Reverses the logical value Formula:- =NOT(CD1
Formula:- =CHOOSE(CE1, "First", "Second", "Third") returns
83 CHOOSE Returns a value from a list of values
"First", "Second", or "Third" based on the value in CE1.
Searches for a value in the first column of Formula:- =VLOOKUP(CF1, CG1:CH10, 2, FALSE) searches for
84 VLOOKUP a table and returns a value in the same CF1 in the range CG1:CH10 and returns the corresponding value
row from a specified column from the 2nd column.
Searches for a value in the first row of a Formula:- =HLOOKUP(CI1, CJ1:CK10, 2, FALSE) searches for
85 HLOOKUP table and returns a value in the same CI1 in the range CJ1:CK10 and returns the corresponding value
column from a specified row from the 2nd row.
Formula:- =INDEX(CL1:CM10, 3, 2) returns the value from the 3rd
86 INDEX Returns a value from within a range
row and 2nd column of CL1:CM10.
Returns the relative position of an item in Formula:- =MATCH(CN1, CO1:CO10, 0) returns the position of
87 MATCH
a range that matches a specified value CN1 in the range CO1:CO10.
88 ROW Returns the row number of a reference Formula:- =ROW(CP1) returns the row number of CP1.
89 COLUMN Returns the column number of a reference Formula:- =COLUMN(CQ1) returns the column number of CQ1.
Formula:- =ADDRESS(CR1, CS1) returns the cell reference of the
90 ADDRESS Returns the cell reference as text
row CR1 and column CS1 as text.
91 CELL Returns information about a cell Formula:- =CELL("width", CT1) returns the width of the cell CT1.
Returns a cell reference specified by a text Formula:- =INDIRECT(CU1 & "2") returns the value from the cell
92 INDIRECT
string specified in CU1 followed by "2".
Returns a cell or range reference offset Formula:- =OFFSET(CV1, 2, 3) returns a reference 2 rows down
93 OFFSET
from a given cell or range and 3 columns to the right of CV1.

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Sl No Formula Name Purpose How to Use
Formula:- =ROWS(CW1:CW10) returns the number of rows in the
94 ROWS Returns the number of rows in a reference
range CW1:CW10.
Returns the number of columns in a Formula:- =COLUMNS(CX1:CY1) returns the number of columns
95 COLUMNS
reference in the range CX1:CY1.
Returns the smallest number in a set of Formula:- =MIN(CZ1:DA10) returns the smallest number in the
96 MIN
values range CZ1:DA10.
Returns the largest number in a set of Formula:- =MAX(DB1:DC10) returns the largest number in the
97 MAX
values range DB1:DC10.
Returns the sum of the products of Formula:- =SUMPRODUCT(DD1:DD5, DE1:DE5) returns the sum
98 SUMPRODUCT
corresponding numbers in arrays of the products of the corresponding numbers in the arrays.
Counts the number of non-blank cells in a Formula:- =COUNTA(DF1:DF10) counts the number of non-blank
99 COUNTA
range cells in the range DF1:DF10.
Formula:- =TRIM(DG1) removes extra spaces from the text in
100 TRIM Removes extra spaces from text
DG1.
Formula:- =LEN(DH1) returns the number of characters in the text
101 LEN Returns the length of a text string
in DH1.
Extracts characters from the right of a text Formula:- =RIGHT(DI1, 3) extracts the last 3 characters from the
102 RIGHT
string text in DI1.
Extracts characters from the left of a text Formula:- =LEFT(DJ1, 3) extracts the first 3 characters from the
103 LEFT
string text in DJ1.
Extracts characters from the middle of a Formula:- =MID(DK1, 2, 3) extracts 3 characters starting from the
104 MID
text string 2nd character in the text in DK1.
Finds the starting position of one text Formula:- =SEARCH("find", DL1) finds the position of "find" in the
105 SEARCH
string within another text string text in DL1.
Replaces part of a text string with another Formula:- =REPLACE(DM1, 2, 3, "new") replaces 3 characters
106 REPLACE
text string starting from the 2nd character in DM1 with "new".
107 UPPER Converts text to uppercase Formula:- =UPPER(DN1) converts the text in DN1 to uppercase.
108 LOWER Converts text to lowercase Formula:- =LOWER(DO1) converts the text in DO1 to lowercase.
Formula:- =PROPER(DP1) converts the text in DP1 to proper
109 PROPER Converts text to proper case
case (first letter of each word capitalized).
Converts a text string that represents a
110 VALUE
number to a number
Formula:- =VALUE(DQ1) converts the text in DQ1 to a number.

Formula:- =TEXT(DR1, "mm/dd/yyyy") converts the date in DR1


111 TEXT Converts a number into text
into text format "mm/dd/yyyy".
Formula:- =CONCAT(DS1, " ", DT1) joins the text in DS1 and DT1
112 CONCAT Joins multiple text strings
with a space in between.
Formula:- =TEXTJOIN(", ", TRUE, DU1:DU3) joins the text in cells
113 TEXTJOIN Joins text with a specified delimiter
DU1 to DU3 with a comma and space between each.
Finds the position of one text string within Formula:- =FIND("find", DV1) finds the position of "find" in the text
114 FIND
another in DV1.
Formula:- =SUBSTITUTE(DW1, "old", "new") replaces "old" with
115 SUBSTITUTE Replaces text within a text string
"new" in the text in DW1.
Returns the text format of a number or
116 T
date
Formula:- =T(DX1) converts the value in DX1 to text format.

Formula:- =ISERROR(DY1) checks if the cell DY1 contains an


117 ISERROR Checks if a cell contains an error
error and returns TRUE or FALSE.
Formula:- =ISERR(DZ1) checks if the cell DZ1 contains a #N/A
118 ISERR Checks if a cell contains a #N/A error
error and returns TRUE or FALSE.
Formula:- =ISNA(EA1) checks if the cell EA1 contains a #N/A
119 ISNA Checks if a cell contains a #N/A error
error and returns TRUE or FALSE.
Formula:- =ISLOGICAL(EB1) checks if the cell EB1 contains a
120 ISLOGICAL Checks if a cell contains a logical value
logical value and returns TRUE or FALSE.
Formula:- =ISEVEN(EC1) checks if the number in EC1 is even
121 ISEVEN Checks if a number is even
and returns TRUE or FALSE.
Formula:- =ISODD(ED1) checks if the number in ED1 is odd and
122 ISODD Checks if a number is odd
returns TRUE or FALSE.
Formula:- =MOD(EE1, EF1) returns the remainder when EE1 is
123 MOD Returns the remainder of a division
divided by EF1.

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Rounds a number to a specified number of Formula:- =ROUND(EG1, 2) rounds the number in EG1 to 2
124 ROUND
decimal places decimal places.
Formula:- =ROUNDDOWN(EH1, 0) rounds the number in EH1
125 ROUNDDOWN Rounds down to the nearest integer
down to the nearest whole number.
Formula:- =ROUNDUP(EI1, 0) rounds the number in EI1 up to the
126 ROUNDUP Rounds up to the nearest integer
nearest whole number.
127 UPPER Converts text to uppercase Formula:- =UPPER(EJ1) converts the text in EJ1 to uppercase.
128 LOWER Converts text to lowercase Formula:- =LOWER(EK1) converts the text in EK1 to lowercase.
Formula:- =PROPER(EL1) converts the text in EL1 to proper case
129 PROPER Converts text to proper case
(first letter of each word capitalized).
Converts a text string that represents a
130 VALUE
number to a number
Formula:- =VALUE(EM1) converts the text in EM1 to a number.

Formula:- =TEXT(EN1, "mm/dd/yyyy") converts the date in EN1


131 TEXT Converts a number into text
into text format "mm/dd/yyyy".
Formula:- =DATE(2022, 12, 31) creates the date December 31,
132 DATE Creates a date
2022.
133 TIME Creates a time Formula:- =TIME(12, 30, 0) creates the time 12:30:00 PM.
134 DAY Extracts the day of the month from a date Formula:- =DAY(EO1) extracts the day from the date in EO1.
Formula:- =MONTH(EP1) extracts the month from the date in
135 MONTH Extracts the month from a date
EP1.
136 YEAR Extracts the year from a date Formula:- =YEAR(EQ1) extracts the year from the date in EQ1.
137 HOUR Extracts the hour from a time Formula:- =HOUR(ER1) extracts the hour from the time in ER1.
Formula:- =MINUTE(ES1) extracts the minute from the time in
138 MINUTE Extracts the minute from a time
ES1.
Formula:- =SECOND(ET1) extracts the second from the time in
139 SECOND Extracts the second from a time
ET1.
Calculates the difference between two Formula:- =DATEDIF(EU1, EV1, "d") calculates the number of
140 DATEDIF
dates days between dates in EU1 and EV1.
Calculates the date a given number of Formula:- =WORKDAY(EW1, 5) calculates the date 5 working
141 WORKDAY
working days in the future days after the date in EW1.
Calculates the number of working days Formula:- =NETWORKDAYS(EX1, EY1) calculates the number of
142 NETWORKDAYS
between two dates working days between dates in EX1 and EY1.
Formula:- =EOMONTH(EZ1, 0) returns the last day of the month
143 EOMONTH Returns the last day of the month
based on the date in EZ1.

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