Excel Formulas Cheat Sheet
Basic Formulas
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Formula |
Structure |
Explanation |
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AVERAGE |
=AVERAGE(A2:A10) |
Returnsamathematicalaverageofagivencellrange |
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COUNT |
=COUNT(A2:A10) |
Returnsthecountofthenumbersingivencell range |
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MAX |
=MAX(A2:A10) |
Findsthelargestvalueinagivencellrange |
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MEDIAN |
=MEDIAN(A2:A10) |
Returnsthemedianvalue,ormiddlevalue,inagivencellrange |
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MIN |
=MIN(A2:A10) |
Findsthesmallestvalueinagivencellrange |
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SUM |
=SUM(A2:A10) |
Totalsnumbersinagivencellrange |
TimeFormulas
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Formula |
Structure |
Explanation |
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TODAY |
=TODAY() |
Volatile–takesnoarguments–returnstoday’sdate |
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NOW |
=NOW() |
Volatile–takesnoarguments–returnstoday’sdateandtime |
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DATEDIF |
=DATEDIF(StartDate,EndDate, Unit) |
Returnsthenumberofyears,monthsordaysbetweentwodates ·
StartDate–datefurthestinthepast ·
Unitcouldbe“Y”foryears,“M”formonthsor“D”fordays ·
Unitsmust beindoublequotes ·
ThisformulaisNOTinthefunctionlibrary |
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YEAR |
=YEAR(Date) |
·
Returnstheyear portionof date ·
Example=YEAR(7/16/2005)wouldreturn2005 |
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MONTH |
=MONTH(Date) |
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Returnsthemonthportionofdate ·
Example=MONTH(7/16/2005)wouldreturn7 |
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DAY |
=DAY(Date) |
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Returnsthedayportion ofdate ·
Example=DAY(7/16/2005)wouldreturn16 |
Useatimeformulaandgetanansweryoudidn’texpect?Ifyougotadateandwereexpectinganumber,remembertochangetheformatting fromdatetonumber.Ifyougotanumberandwereexpectingadate,changetheformattingtodate.
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