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Basic Excel Formulas

The document lists 20 basic Excel formulas along with examples and explanations for each. Key formulas include SUM, AVERAGE, IF, VLOOKUP, and CONCATENATE, which perform various calculations and data manipulations. Each formula is accompanied by a specific example to illustrate its use in Excel.

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Basic Excel Formulas

The document lists 20 basic Excel formulas along with examples and explanations for each. Key formulas include SUM, AVERAGE, IF, VLOOKUP, and CONCATENATE, which perform various calculations and data manipulations. Each formula is accompanied by a specific example to illustrate its use in Excel.

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20 Basic Excel Formulas with Examples and Explanation

1. SUM

Example: =SUM(A1:A5)

Explanation: Adds all the numbers in cells A1 through A5.

2. AVERAGE

Example: =AVERAGE(B1:B5)

Explanation: Calculates the average (arithmetic mean) of the numbers in cells B1 through B5.

3. IF

Example: =IF(A1>10, "Yes", "No")

Explanation: Returns 'Yes' if A1 is greater than 10, otherwise 'No'.

4. COUNT

Example: =COUNT(A1:A10)

Explanation: Counts the number of numeric entries in the range A1 through A10.

5. COUNTA

Example: =COUNTA(A1:A10)

Explanation: Counts the number of non-empty cells in the range A1 through A10.

6. IFERROR

Example: =IFERROR(A1/B1, "Error")

Explanation: Returns the result of A1/B1, or 'Error' if there is a division by zero or other error.

7. VLOOKUP

Example: =VLOOKUP(101, A2:C10, 2, FALSE)

Explanation: Looks for 101 in the first column of range A2:C10 and returns the value in the second

column.

8. HLOOKUP
Example: =HLOOKUP("Q1", A1:D2, 2, FALSE)

Explanation: Searches for 'Q1' in the top row of the range and returns the value in the second row.

9. INDEX

Example: =INDEX(A1:C3, 2, 2)

Explanation: Returns the value at the intersection of the second row and second column in the

range A1:C3.

10. MATCH

Example: =MATCH(25, A1:A10, 0)

Explanation: Returns the position of the value 25 in the range A1:A10.

11. LEN

Example: =LEN(A1)

Explanation: Returns the number of characters in cell A1.

12. TRIM

Example: =TRIM(A1)

Explanation: Removes all extra spaces from text in cell A1, leaving only single spaces between

words.

13. CONCATENATE

Example: =CONCATENATE(A1, " ", B1)

Explanation: Joins the text in cells A1 and B1 with a space in between.

14. TEXT

Example: =TEXT(A1, "dd-mm-yyyy")

Explanation: Formats the number in A1 as a date in the format dd-mm-yyyy.

15. NOW

Example: =NOW()

Explanation: Returns the current date and time.


16. TODAY

Example: =TODAY()

Explanation: Returns the current date.

17. LEFT

Example: =LEFT(A1, 4)

Explanation: Returns the first four characters from the text in cell A1.

18. RIGHT

Example: =RIGHT(A1, 3)

Explanation: Returns the last three characters from the text in cell A1.

19. MID

Example: =MID(A1, 3, 2)

Explanation: Returns two characters from the text in cell A1, starting at the third character.

20. ROUND

Example: =ROUND(A1, 2)

Explanation: Rounds the number in A1 to two decimal places.

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