Excel Functions: An easy-to-follow guide to using functions in Microsoft Excel. Learn how to do quick calculations, analyze information, and solve common tasks with built-in functions like SUM, AVERAGE, and VLOOKUP. Great for beginners who want to work with data more easily and efficiently.
Do you work with lots of data in Excel? Sorting, summarizing, and organizing information can take time. You may have used features like outlines, subtotals, or pivot tables before. But now, there’s an even simpler…
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This tutorial introduces XLOOKUP, a new function in Excel for both vertical and horizontal lookups. Tasks that used to feel super complicated, like left-side lookups, finding the last match, or using VLOOKUP with multiple criteria, are now much easier with XLOOKUP.
Before, you had to choose between VLOOKUP for vertical lookups, HLOOKUP for horizontal ones, or more complex options like INDEX MATCH or Power Query. But now, you don’t have to pick anymore. XLOOKUP can handle all those tasks in one simple function.
When creating a formula in Excel, many people get confused by the $ symbol in cell references. But it’s actually very simple. The dollar sign in an Excel cell reference tells Excel whether to keep the reference the same or allow it to change when you copy the formula to other cells. This guide will explain how it works and why it’s helpful.
Understanding Excel cell references is really important. Knowing the difference between absolute, relative, and mixed references will help you get the most out of Excel formulas and functions.
This tutorial shows you three easy ways to add hyperlinks in Excel. You will learn how to insert, change, and remove hyperlinks in your worksheets. It also explains how to fix links that don’t work.
Hyperlinks are often used on the internet to move between websites. In Excel, you can create links like that too. You can make a link to another cell, a different sheet, or even another workbook. You can also link to open a new Excel file or start an email message. This guide will show you how to do all of this in Excel 2016, 2013, 2010, and older versions.
If you need to keep This quick guide explains what Excel circular references are and why you should be careful when using them. You’ll also learn how to check for, find, and remove circular references in Excel worksheet.a circular reference, it will show you how to turn on and use circular formulas safely
You tried to enter a formula in your Excel sheet, but it’s not working. Instead, Excel is showing you a message about a circular reference. Is that why you’re here? 🙂
Thousands of people run into this issue every day because they accidentally make an Excel formula try to calculate its own cell. When this happens, Excel gives the following error message:
Group worksheets in Excel makes it easier to manage a big workbook. This feature allows you to treat multiple worksheets as one, helping you perform identical tasks like formatting or data entry across several sheets…
This guide explains the basics of Excel’s Advanced Filter and shows you how to use it to find records that match one or more complicated conditions.
If you’ve read our previous guide, you know that Excel’s regular filter offers different options for filtering text, numbers, and dates. These options work well for many situations, but not all. When the regular filter isn’t enough, you can use the Advanced Filter to set up custom criteria that fit your exact needs.
Excel’s Advanced Filter is especially useful for finding data based on two or more complex conditions. For example, you can use it to find matches and differences between two columns, filter rows that match another list, or find exact matches with the same uppercase and lowercase letters.
Advanced Filter is available in all Excel versions from 365 to 2003. Click the links below to learn more.
This step-by-step guide will show you how to easily do mail merge in Word using an Excel sheet.
Mail Merge can save you a lot of time when you need to send letters or emails to many people. It helps you create personalized letters, emails, or labels in Word by combining the information from your Excel sheet. This guide gives an overview of the main steps and explains how to do a mail merge from Excel in an easy way
This guide shows how to use the nested IF function in Excel to check several conditions. You will also learn about other functions that can be to use than a nested formula.
When you want to make decisions in Excel, you often use an IF formula. It checks if something is true, then gives one result if it is and another result if it isn’t. If you need to check more than one thing, you can put many IFs inside each other.
Although using multiple IFs is common, it’s not the only way to check several conditions in Excel. This guide will introduce you to some easier and useful alternatives.
This quick tutorial explains the basics of external references in Excel and shows how to reference another sheet or workbook in your formulas.
Many tasks in Excel require comparing data in different cells. To do this, Excel offers six logical operators, also known as comparison operators. This tutorial will help you understand how these operators work and how to write efficient formulas for data analysis
In this guide, you will learn how to use the NPV function in Excel to calculate the net present value of an investment and how to avoid common mistakes when using NPV in Excel.
What is Excel Cell Reference? Excel Cell references are the names of cells. A cell reference has a letter and a number. The letter comes from the column (A, B, C…) and the number comes…
This tutorial explains how the TRANSPOSE function works and shows you the right way to use it to switch data in Excel.
Everyone has different preferences, even for work habits. Some people like to arrange data in vertical columns, while others prefer horizontal rows. If you ever need to switch the direction of your data quickly, the TRANSPOSE function can help
The ROMAN function in Excel converts numbers into Roman numerals. It’s useful when you need to display numbers in the Roman numeral format, such as for dates, titles, or other specific purposes. The function allows you to choose how “traditional” or simplified the Roman numeral should be. To use the ROMAN function, you just need to enter the number you want to convert, and Excel will do the rest
In this post, you’ll learn how to Show formulas in Excel spreadsheets. Usually, when you create a formula in Excel, it shows the result in the cell. But sometimes, you might want to see the…
In this tutorial, you’ll learn what an Excel array formula is, how to enter it properly, and how to use array constants and array functions.
Array formulas are a very powerful tool in Excel, allowing you to do multiple calculations with a single formula. One array formula can replace many regular formulas. However, most users—around 90%—have never used them because they seem intimidating to learn.
Array formulas are known to be one of the trickiest Excel features to understand. The goal of this tutorial is to make learning them as easy and simple as possible
This tutorial shows how to add and find the Solver tool in different versions of Excel, from 2016 to 2003. It includes simple examples on how to use Excel Solver to solve linear programming problems and other types of challenges.
This tutorial explains how to use the IFERROR function in Excel to catch and handle errors. It shows you how to replace errors with a blank cell, a different value, or a custom message. You’ll also learn how to use IFERROR with functions like VLOOKUP and INDEX MATCH, and how it compares to other error-checking functions like IF ISERROR and IFNA
What is Absolute Value in Excel? The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line, regardless of direction, so it’s always a non-negative number. The ABS function in Excel…