A function is a built-in formula in Excel — basically, a shortcut for performing a calculation or other operation on cell data. There are nearly 500 Excel functions, and the list continues to ...

Use the Insert Function button under the Formulas tab to select a function from Excel’s menu list: =COUNT(B4:B13) Counts the numbers in a range (ignores blank/empty cells).

W hen you use Excel for project management, you need to manage deadlines and dependencies to avoid any delay.With a few ...

Microsoft Excel's Data Validation tool lets you add a drop-down list to a cell based on existing data in a column. However, how this works depends on whether the source data is part of a formatted ...

Excel percentage formulas can help with many everyday applications. We'll walk through several examples, including turning fractions to percentages, and calculating percentage of total, increase ...

As Excel users often require to know formulas to perform a specific job, this tool shows a list of potential formulas when the user starts typing. The list appears when you type something related ...

For example, to convert 37.3 C in cell B3 below, I’ve entered the formula =CONVERT(B3,”C”,”F”) in cell B9 to derive 99.1 F. The syntax of this function requires you to reference the number to be ...

Define a custom order list: For example, “North, South, East, West.” Use XMATCH to assign numerical positions: Each region is matched to its corresponding position in the custom order list.

Microsoft 365's UNIQUE() function is a great reason to upgrade. Combine UNIQUE() and SORT() to generate unique lists with a single formula.

You need a formula to scan COL:A that has the list of names. In COL:B you would like Excel to display each of the different names that are in COL:A but only once. So, for example, JOEBLOGGS would ...