Advanced Excel capabilities closest to what a user wants to find

More advanced tools in Excel when nothing matches other

include the following: variables. This is represented by a
true or false label. False gives the
exact value a user is looking for and
TREND function. This tool is used True gives results from a variable data
to calculate linear trend lines through range.
a set of Y or X values. It can be used MAX and MIN functions. These
for time series trend analysis or functions provide the maximum and
projecting future trends. Trendlines minimum values from selected data
can be used on charts. sets. MAX is used to find the
VLOOKUP. The Vertical Lookup, or maximum value in a function tab and
VLOOKUP function, can be used to MIN is used to find the minimum
search for values in a larger data set value.
and pull that data into a new table. AND function. This function has
VLOOKUP is a cell input command more than one criteria set when
that looks like =VLOOKUP(). The searching variables. If a variable
parentheses include the data the user matches the criteria, the value will be
wants to look up, where to look for it, returned as true; if not, it will be
the column number with the value to returned as false. The input for the
return; or optionally, the user can function should look like this: =AND
specify an Approximate or Exact (logical1, [logical2], ...).
match indicated by True or False.
Additional functions for use in
Table Array. This is a combination Excel include subtract, multiply,
of two or more tables with data and divide, count, median, concatenate
values linked and related to one and other logical functions similar to
another. This is part of VLOOKUP. AND, such as OR.
Col_index_num. Another value
when creating a table array that
specifies the column from where data Excel and XLS files
is being pulled. An XLS file is a spreadsheet file that
Range_lookup. This value in can be created by Excel or other
VLOOKUP provides information spreadsheet programs. The file type
represents an Excel Binary File
format. An XLS file stores data as
Google Sheets. Google Sheets is a
binary streams -- a compound file.
free competitor to Excel, with similar
Streams and substreams in the file
layouts and features. Users with a
contain information about the
Gmail account can access Google
content and structure of an Excel
Sheets. Google Sheets are saved in
workbook.
the cloud, meaning users can access
their spreadsheets from anywhere
and on numerous devices. Multiple
Versions of Excel after Excel 2007 use
users can also collaborate on the
XLSX files by default, since it is a
same spreadsheet.
more open and structured format.
Later versions of Excel still support Numbers. Apple's spreadsheet
the creation and reading of XLS files, program comes free with every Mac
however. Workbook data can also be and provides prebuilt templates,
exported in formats including PDF, charts and graphs. Numbers excels at
TXT, Hypertext markup language, XPS graphics and charts, but it does not
and XLSX. handle large data sets as well as
Microsoft Excel. Numbers is also
exclusive for Apple's devices. But it
Macro-enabled Excel files use does enable users to save
the XLSM file extension. In this case, spreadsheets as Excel files, so a
macros are sets of instructions that Windows user can still open a
automate Excel processes. XLSM files Numbers spreadsheet in Excel.
are similar to XLM files but are based
Apache OpenOffice Calc. This
on the Open XML format found in
free open source spreadsheet
later Microsoft Office software.
software features multiple user
collaboration; natural language
Excel competitors formulas that enable users to create
formulas using words; DataPilot,
Even though Excel might be one of which pulls data from corporate
the most recognizable spreadsheet databases; and style and formatting
programs, other vendors offer features that enable different cell
competing products. Examples formatting options. The software uses
include the following:
a different macro programming
language than Excel and has fewer
chart options. OpenOffice Calc works
on Windows and macOS platforms.
OpenOffice Calc also uses the Open
Document Format as its default, with
only limited support for Microsoft's
XLSX format.