Excel Formulas with Examples
1. Basic Arithmetic and Aggregation Functions
Arithmetic Operators:
- Addition (+): =A1 + B1
- Subtraction (-): =A1 - B1
- Multiplication (*): =A1 * B1
- Division (/): =A1 / B1
- Exponent (^): =A1 ^ 2
SUM: =SUM(A1:A5)
AVERAGE: =AVERAGE(B1:B10)
MIN: =MIN(C1:C10)
MAX: =MAX(C1:C10)
COUNT: =COUNT(A1:A10)
COUNTA: =COUNTA(A1:A10)
2. Logical Functions
IF: =IF(A1>10, "Greater than 10", "10 or less")
Nested IF: =IF(A1>10, "Above 10", IF(A1<5, "Below 5", "Between 5 and 10"))
IFS: =IFS(A1>10, "Above 10", A1>5, "Between 6 and 10", TRUE, "5 or below")
AND: =AND(A1>0, B1>0)
OR: =OR(A1>0, B1>0)
NOT: =NOT(A1=0)
IFERROR: =IFERROR(A1/B1, "Error in calculation")
3. Lookup and Reference Functions
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VLOOKUP: =VLOOKUP("Apple", A2:C10, 3, FALSE)
HLOOKUP: =HLOOKUP("January", A1:Z3, 2, FALSE)
INDEX & MATCH: =INDEX(C1:C10, MATCH("Apple", A1:A10, 0))
XLOOKUP: =XLOOKUP("Apple", A2:A10, B2:B10, "Not Found")
OFFSET: =SUM(OFFSET(A1, 2, 0, 3, 1))
4. Text Functions
CONCATENATE: =CONCATENATE("Hello", " ", "World")
TEXTJOIN: =TEXTJOIN(" ", TRUE, A1, B1, C1)
LEFT: =LEFT("Excel", 2)
RIGHT: =RIGHT("Excel", 2)
MID: =MID("Excel", 2, 3)
LEN: =LEN("Hello")
SEARCH: =SEARCH("l", "Hello")
FIND: =FIND("l", "Hello")
UPPER: =UPPER("Excel")
LOWER: =LOWER("Excel")
PROPER: =PROPER("excel functions")
5. Date and Time Functions
TODAY: =TODAY()
NOW: =NOW()
DATE: =DATE(2025, 4, 10)
DAY: =DAY(A1)
MONTH: =MONTH(A1)
YEAR: =YEAR(A1)
DATEDIF: =DATEDIF(A1, B1, "d")
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NETWORKDAYS: =NETWORKDAYS(A1, B1, C1:C5)
6. Financial Functions
PMT: =PMT(0.05/12, 60, 10000)
FV: =FV(0.05/12, 60, -200, -10000)
PV: =PV(0.05/12, 60, -200, 0)
RATE: =RATE(60, -200, 10000)
NPER: =NPER(0.05/12, -200, 10000)
7. Statistical Functions
MEDIAN: =MEDIAN(A1:A10)
MODE: =MODE(A1:A10)
STDEV.S: =STDEV.S(A1:A10)
VAR.S: =VAR.S(A1:A10)
COUNTIF: =COUNTIF(A1:A10, ">10")
SUMIF: =SUMIF(B1:B10, "Apple", C1:C10)
AVERAGEIF: =AVERAGEIF(B1:B10, "Apple", C1:C10)
8. Advanced and Array Functions
Array Formula (Ctrl+Shift+Enter): {=SUM(A1:A10*B1:B10)}
TRANSPOSE: =TRANSPOSE(A1:C3)
FILTER: =FILTER(A1:C10, B1:B10="Apple")
UNIQUE: =UNIQUE(A1:A10)
SORT: =SORT(A1:A10)
LET: =LET(x, SUM(A1:A10), x/COUNT(A1:A10))