Microsoft Excel Functions Quick Reference

This condensed syntax reference presents the essential Excel function syntax in a well-organized format that can be used as a quick and handy reference. You can use it to improve your Excel knowledge and increase your productivity. It will help you upgrade the quality of your data analysis, dashboards, models, and templates.

The Microsoft Excel Functions Quick Reference helps you set up workbooks, enter data, and format it for easier viewing. It starts by giving an overview of Excel functions explaining the different types of Excel functions available followed by an understanding of string functions and date functions. It then covers time, lookup, aggregate, and logical functions along with practice problems. Further, you will see math functions and information functions in Excel. You will also be able to create sophisticated forecast worksheets, key performance indicators (KPIs), and timelines. Each function in the text is illustrated by helpful, illuminating examples.

With this book by your side, you'll always have the answer to your Excel function syntax questions.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

* Work with basic Excel functions
* Use the LOOKUP function
* Take advantage of new functions in information functions
* Create a mega formula

WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR

Administrators, analysts, and anyone else working with Microsoft Excel.

Mandeep has more than 20 years of experience in administration, operations, software development, and reporting. He mostly works with cross-functional teams in ensuring operational and service excellence. Mandeep has worked with Capgemini for more than ten years and is currently working as a freelancer in conducting various training in MS Office and providing data services.

CHAPTER 1 – WHAT IS AN EXCEL FUNCTION?

· Excel formula definition

· How to use an Excel formula

· Different types of Excel functions

CHAPTER 2 –TEXT FUNCTIONS

· LEFT

· RIGHT

· MID

· UPPER

· LOWER

· PROPER

· TRIM

· LEN

· FIND

· SEARCH

· CONCATENATE/&

· VALUE

· TEXT

· EXACT

· REPLACE

· SUBSTITUTE

CHAPTER 3 – DATE FUNCTIONS

· TODAY

· DAY

· MONTH

· YEAR

· DATE

· EDATE

· EOMONTH

· WEEKDAY

· WEEKNUM

· DATEVALUE

· NETWORKDAYS

· DATEDIF

CHAPTER 4 – TIME FUNCTIONS

· NOW

· HOUR

· MINUTE

· SECOND

· TIMEVALUE

CHAPTER 5 – LOOKUP FUNCTIONS

· VLOOKUP

· HLOOKUP

· MATCH

· INDEX

· CHOOSE

CHAPTER 6 – AGGREGATE FUNCTIONS

· SUM

· SUMIF

· SUMIFS

· SUMPRODUCT

· SUBTOTAL

· COUNT

· COUNTIF

· COUNTIFS

· AVERAGE

· AVERAGEIF

· AVERAGEIFS

· AGGREGATE

CHAPTER 7 – LOGICAL FUNCTIONS

· IF

· IFS

· AND

· OR

· NOT

· IFERROR

· IFNA

· SWITCH

CHAPTER 8 – REFERENCE FUNCTIONS

· INDIRECT

· ADDRESS

· OFFSET

· ROW

· ROWS

· COLUMN

· COLUMNS

CHAPTER 9 – MATH FUNCTIONS

· ABS

· INT

· TRUNC

· ROUND

· ODD

· EVEN

· POWER

· PRODUCT

CHAPTER 10 – INFORMATION FUNCTIONS

· CELL

· ISBLANK

· ISERROR

· ISEVEN

· ISODD

· ISFORMULA

· ISLOGICAL

· ISNA

· ISNONTEXT

· ISNUMBER

· ISTEXT

· N

· TYPE

CHAPTER 11 – MEGA-FORMULA

· What is Mega formula?

· How to create a mega formula

· Examples

CHAPTER 12 – ARRAY FORMULA

· What is an array formula?

· Advantages and disadvantages

· Examples

Appendix A – Formula Reference ready reckoner