30 useful Excel formulas along with a brief explanation

 Here are 30 useful Excel formulas along with a brief explanation of what each one does:

1. SUM(range)

   - Formula: `=SUM(A1:A10)`

   - Example: Adds up the numbers in cells A1 through A10.

 

2. AVERAGE(range)

   - Formula: `=AVERAGE(A1:A10)`

   - Example: Calculates the average of the numbers in cells A1 through A10.

 

3. COUNT(range)

   - Formula: `=COUNT(A1:A10)`

   - Example: Counts the number of cells that contain numbers in cells A1 through A10.

 

4. COUNTA(range)

   - Formula: `=COUNTA(A1:A10)`

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

 

5. MAX(range)

   - Formula: `=MAX(A1:A10)`

   - Example: Finds the maximum value in cells A1 through A10.

 

6. MIN(range)

   - Formula: `=MIN(A1:A10)`

   - Example: Finds the minimum value in cells A1 through A10.

 

7. IF(condition, value_if_true, value_if_false)

   - Formula: `=IF(A1>10, "Yes", "No")`

   - Example: Returns "Yes" if the value in A1 is greater than 10, otherwise returns "No".

 

8. SUMIF(range, criteria, [sum_range])

   - Formula: `=SUMIF(A1:A10, ">10", B1:B10)`

   - Example: Sums the values in B1:B10 where the corresponding values in A1:A10 are greater than 10.

 

9. AVERAGEIF(range, criteria, [average_range])

   - Formula: `=AVERAGEIF(A1:A10, ">10", B1:B10)`

   - Example: Averages the values in B1:B10 where the corresponding values in A1:A10 are greater than 10.

 

10. COUNTIF(range, criteria)

    - Formula: `=COUNTIF(A1:A10, ">10")`

    - Example: Counts the number of cells in A1:A10 that are greater than 10.

 

11. VLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num, [range_lookup])

    - Formula: `=VLOOKUP("John", A1:C10, 2, FALSE)`

    - Example: Looks for "John" in the first column of A1:C10 and returns the value in the second column of the found row.

 

12. HLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, row_index_num, [range_lookup])

    - Formula: `=HLOOKUP("Q1", A1:E4, 3, FALSE)`

    - Example: Looks for "Q1" in the first row of A1:E4 and returns the value in the third row of the found column.

 

13. MATCH(lookup_value, lookup_array, [match_type])

    - Formula: `=MATCH(25, A1:A10, 0)`

    - Example: Finds the position of 25 in the range A1:A10 with an exact match.

 

14. INDEX(array, row_num, [column_num])

    - Formula: `=INDEX(A1:C10, 2, 3)`

    - Example: Returns the value in the second row and third column of the range A1:C10.

 

15. CONCATENATE(text1, [text2], ...)

    - Formula: `=CONCATENATE(A1, " ", B1)`

    - Example: Combines the values of A1 and B1 with a space in between.

 

16. LEN(text)

    - Formula: `=LEN(A1)`

    - Example: Returns the length of the text in cell A1.

 

17. TRIM(text)

    - Formula: `=TRIM(A1)`

    - Example: Removes extra spaces from the text in cell A1.

 

18. LEFT(text, [num_chars])

    - Formula: `=LEFT(A1, 3)`

    - Example: Returns the first three characters of the text in cell A1.

 

19. RIGHT(text, [num_chars])

    - Formula: `=RIGHT(A1, 3)`

    - Example: Returns the last three characters of the text in cell A1.

 

20. MID(text, start_num, num_chars)

    - Formula: `=MID(A1, 2, 3)`

    - Example: Returns three characters from the text in cell A1, starting at the second character.

 

21. UPPER(text)

    - Formula: `=UPPER(A1)`

    - Example: Converts the text in cell A1 to uppercase.

 

22. LOWER(text)

    - Formula: `=LOWER(A1)`

    - Example: Converts the text in cell A1 to lowercase.

 

23. PROPER(text)

    - Formula: `=PROPER(A1)`

    - Example: Capitalizes the first letter of each word in the text in cell A1.

 

24. NOW()

    - Formula: `=NOW()`

    - Example: Returns the current date and time.

 

25. TODAY()

    - Formula: `=TODAY()`

    - Example: Returns the current date.

 

26. DATEDIF(start_date, end_date, unit)

    - Formula: `=DATEDIF(A1, B1, "d")`

    - Example: Returns the number of days between the dates in cells A1 and B1.

 

27. YEAR(date)

    - Formula: `=YEAR(A1)`

    - Example: Returns the year of the date in cell A1.

 

28. MONTH(date)

    - Formula: `=MONTH(A1)`

    - Example: Returns the month of the date in cell A1.

 

29. DAY(date)

    - Formula: `=DAY(A1)`

    - Example: Returns the day of the date in cell A1.

 

30. TEXT(value, format_text)

    - Formula: `=TEXT(A1, "mm/dd/yyyy")`

    - Example: Converts the value in cell A1 to text in the specified date format.

 

These formulas cover a wide range of functions in Excel, from basic arithmetic and statistics to text manipulation and date calculations.

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