Excel Tutorial
Excel Functions
Functions
Many pre-made formulas, or functions, are available in Excel.
Function names and the symbol = are used to type functions.
For instance, =SUM
You must apply the function name to a range after typing it.
Consider =SUM(A1:A5).
Parentheses always enclose the range.
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| =AND | Returns TRUE or FALSE based on two or more conditions |
| =AVERAGE | Calculates the average (arithmetic mean) |
| =AVERAGEIF | Calculates the average of a range based on a TRUE or FALSE condition |
| =AVERAGEIFS | Calculates the average of a range based on one or more TRUE/FALSE conditions |
| =CONCAT | Links together the content of multiple cells |
| =COUNT | Counts cells with numbers in a range |
| =COUNTA | Counts all cells in a range that has values, both numbers and letters |
| =COUNTBLANK | Counts blank cells in a range |
| =COUNTIF | Counts cells as specified |
| =COUNTIFS | Counts cells in a range based on one or more TRUE or FALSE condition |
| =IF | Returns values based on a TRUE or FALSE condition |
| =IFS | Returns values based on one or more TRUE or FALSE conditions |
| =LEFT | Returns values from the left side of a cell |
| =LOWER | Reformats content to lowercase |
| =MAX | Returns the highest value in a range |
| =MEDIAN | Returns the middle value in the data |
| =MIN | Returns the lowest value in a range |
| =MODE | Finds the number seen most times. The function always returns a single number |
| =NPV | The NPV function is used to calculate the Net Present Value (NPV) |
| =OR | Returns TRUE or FALSE based on two or more conditions |
| =RAND | Generates a random number |
| =RIGHT | Returns values from the right side of a cell |
| =STDEV.P | Calculates the Standard Deviation (Std) for the entire population |
| =STDEV.S | Calculates the Standard Deviation (Std) for a sample |
| =SUM | Adds together numbers in a range |
| =SUMIF | Calculates the sum of values in a range based on a TRUE or FALSE condition |
| =SUMIFS | Calculates the sum of a range based on one or more TRUE or FALSE condition |
| =TRIM | Removes irregular spacing, leaving one space between each value |
| =VLOOKUP | Allows vertical searches for values in a table |
| =XOR | Returns TRUE or FALSE based on two or more conditions |
