Microsoft Excel formulas with examples

by Svetlana Cheusheva, updated on March 21, 2023

Can Microsoft Excel formulas be easy to learn? Yep! This tutorial explains the very basics of Excel formulas for beginners,
with detailed steps on how to write and use them. It also provides a number of advanced formula examples for
experienced users. You will be amazed how simple creating formulas in Excel actually is.

If asked what Microsoft Excel is about, what would be your answer? Right, it's all about storing and crunching
numbers. You can use Excel to calculate percentages and compound interest, count and sum cells based on
specific criteria, find average, and even get a sample deviation of a given set of values. All this can be done by
using Excel formulas.

In this tutorial, we are going to learn the basics of creating and using formulas in Excel. And because one of the
most efficient ways to learn is through practice, we will also discuss a number of formulas examples to make
things easier to understand. Here's a list of topics we are going to cover:

Microsoft Excel formulas - the basics

Operators used in Excel spreadsheet formulas

How to create formulas in Excel

Creating simple Excel formulas

Making advanced Excel formulas

Cell reference types (absolute, relative, mixed)

Excel formula shortcuts and tips

List of Excel formulas with examples

Microsoft Excel formulas - the basics

In MS Excel, formulas are equations that perform various calculations in your worksheets. Though Microsoft has
introduced a handful of new functions over the years, the concept of Excel spreadsheet formulas is the same in
all versions of Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2010, Excel 2007 and lower.

All Excel formulas begin with an equal sign (=).

After the equal symbol, you enter either a calculation or function. For example, to add up values in cells B1
through B5, you can either:

Type the entire equation: =B1+B2+B3+B4+B5

Use the SUM function: =SUM(B1:B5)

 Press the Enter key to complete the formula. Done!

Elements of Microsoft Excel formulas

When you make a formula in Excel, you can use different elements to supply the source data to the formula and
indicate what operators should be performed on those data. Depending on the formula type that you create, it
can include any or all of the following parts:

Constants - numbers or text values that you enter directly in a formula, like =2*3.

Cell references - reference to a cell containing the value you want to use in your Excel formula, e.g.

=SUM(A1, A2, B5).

To refer to data in two or more contiguous cells, use a range reference like A1:A5. For example, to sum values
in all cell between A1 and A5, inclusive, use this formula:

=SUM(A1:A5).

Names - defined name for a cell range, constant, table, or function, for example =SUM(my_name).

Functions - predefined formulas in Excel that perform calculations using the values supplied in their arguments.

Operators - special symbols that specify the type of operation or calculation to be performed.
Operators in Excel worksheet formulas
To tell Microsoft Excel what type of operation you want to perform in a formula, you use special symbols that are
technically called operators. There exist 4 types of operators in Excel:

Arithmetic - to perform basic mathematical operations.

Comparison (logical) - to compare values.

Concatenation - to join text values into a single string.

Reference - to make ranges and separate arguments in Excel functions.

Using arithmetic operators in Excel formulas

These operators are used to perform basic mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication,
and division.

Operator Meaning Formula example

+ (plus sign) Addition =A2+B2

Subtraction =A2-B2
- (minus sign)
Negation (reversing the sign) =-A2 (changes the sign of the value in A2)

* (asterisk) Multiplication =A2*B2

/ (forward slash) Division =A2/B2

=A2*10%
% (percent sign) Percentage
(returns 10% of the value in A2)

=A2^3
^ (caret) Exponential (power of)
(raises the number in A2 to the power of 3)

For example, if you have an item price in cell A2 and VAT in cell B2, you can calculate the VAT amount by using the
following percentage formula: =A2*B2

Comparison operators in Excel formulas

In Microsoft Excel formulas, comparison, or logical, operators are used to compare two values. The result of the
comparison is always a logical value of TRUE or FALSE. The following logical operators are available in Excel:

Comparison operator Meaning Formula example

= Equal to =A2=B2

<> Not equal to =A2<>B2

> Greater than =A2>B2

< Less than =A2<B2

>= Greater than or equal to =A2>=B2

<= Less than or equal to =A2<=B2

For example, formula =A1=B1 returns TRUE if cells A1 and B1 contain the same value (number, text or date),
FALSE otherwise.

For more information and examples of using comparison operators in MS Excel formulas, please check out the
following tutorial: Excel logical operators - equal to, not equal to, greater than, less than.

Text concatenation operator

Text concatenation operator in Excel is the ampersand symbol (&). You can use it to join two or more text strings
in a single string.

For example, if you have country codes in column A and telephone numbers in column B, you can use the
following formula to get the telephone numbers combined with the country codes:

=A1&" "&B1

In the above formula, we concatenate a space " " in between to make the numbers better readable:

The same result can be achieved by using the CONCATENATE function, and the following tutorial explains all the
details: How to combine text strings, cells and columns in Excel.

Reference operators in Excel formulas and functions

To supply ranges to MS Excel formulas and separate arguments in Excel functions, the following operators are
used.

Colon (:) - it is a range operator that allows you to make one reference for multiple cells located between 2 cells
that you specify.

For example, range A1:A00 includes 100 cells from A1 through A100. To find an average of those 100 cells, you
use the following formula:

=AVERAGE(A1:A00)

You can also refer to the entire column (A:A) or the entire row (1:1). For example, the following formula finds the
total of all numbers in column A: =SUM(A:A). Find more about whole-column and whole-row references.

Comma (,) - is used to separate arguments in Excel spreadsheet formulas. For example, the formula =IF(A1>0,
"good", "bad") reads as follows: if A1 is greater than zero, return "good", otherwise "bad".

Note. Comma is the default List Separator in North America and some other countries. In European countries,
comma is reserved as the Decimal Symbol and the List Separator is usually set to semicolon (;). In this case, you
need to separate a function's arguments with semicolons, e.g.

=IF(A1>0; "good"; "bad")

So, if you are trying to make a formula in your worksheet, but Excel does not accept it and throws up an
"invalid formula" error, go to your Regional Settings (Control Panel > Region and Language > Additional Settings)
and check what symbol is set as List Separator there. It is that symbol that you need to use to separate
arguments in your Excel formulas.

Space - it is an intersection operator that lets you get the cell(s) common to the two references that you specify.
For example, if you a list of items in column A and some related data in other columns, you can get a value at the
intersection of a given column and row by using a formula like this:

=B3:D3 C2:C4

For a real-life formula example, see how you can do two-way lookup in Excel by using named ranges & space
operator.

Excel formula types

Formulas that you create in your Excel spreadsheets can be simple or complex:

Simple Excel formulas perform just one mathematical operation, for example =10*5 or =SUM(A1:A10)

Complex (advanced) Excel formulas include more than one calculation, for example =10*5+20 or
=SUM(A1:A10)/2

Further on in this tutorial, you will find the detailed steps for making both types of Excel spreadsheet formulas.

How to create formulas in Excel

As already mentioned, any Excel formula starts with the equal sign (=). So, whatever formula you are going to
write, begin by typing = either in the destination cell or in the Excel formula bar. And now, let's have a closer look
at how you can make different formulas in Excel.

How to create simple formulas in Excel

Although simple Excel formulas perform just one calculation, they can do this in many different ways. You can
supply the source data as constants, cell references, or defined names, and perform calculations by using
mathematical operators or Excel functions. For detailed steps, please see the following resources:

Make a simple Excel formula by using constants and operators

Write formulas using cell references

Create an Excel formula by using defined names

Make Excel formulas by using functions

How to create advanced formulas in Excel

When you have some experience with simple Excel formulas, you may want to perform several calculations within
a single formula. And the following examples show how you can do this.

Creating complex formulas with constants and mathematic operators

For a complex Excel formula to calculate correctly, certain operations must be performed before others. The
default order of operations in Excel formulas is this:

Mathematical operations enclosed in parenthesis

Power of (exponential calculations)

Multiplication and division, whichever comes first in a formula

Addition and subtraction, whichever comes first in a formula

For example, you can use the following formulas to calculate the total and commission:
And now, let's break down these formulas to see how Microsoft Excel calculates them:

Total formula: =$B2*$D2+$B2*$D2*$C2

1st multiplication: $B2*$D2 (price*qty. = amount)

2nd and 3rd multiplications: $B2*$D2*$C2 (price*qty.*VAT % = VAT amount)

Addition: amount + VAT amount = total

Commission formula: =($B2*$D2+$B2*$D2*$C2)*10%

To calculate the 10% commission, you need to multiply the total by 10%, so you enclose the previous calculation
in brackets, and got the result you want.

Of course, nothing prevents you from multiplying the total already calculated in column E by 10%, in this case the
formula would reduce to a simple calculation =E2*10%. However, in large worksheets, it makes sense to write
independently calculated formulas, so that removing a column with one formula wouldn't break the others.

Excel formulas with nested functions

In Microsoft Excel formulas, nesting one function within another means using one function as an argument of
another function. In modern versions of Excel 2016, 2013, 2010 and 2010, you can use up to 64 nested functions.
In older versions of Excel 2003 and lower, only up to 7 levels of functions are allowed.

Here is a very simple example of a nested Excel formula that includes the SUM function to find the total, and
ROUND function to round that number to the nearest integer (0 decimal places):

=ROUND(SUM(B2:B6),0)
Of all Excel functions, IF is nested more often than all others. As you probably know, the IF function is used to
evaluate a specified condition and return one value when condition is met, and another value when the condition
is not met. However, quote often you have to deal with situations where there are more than two possible
outcomes. And if this case, you can write several IF functions and nest them into each other:

For the detailed explanation of nested IF's syntax and advanced formula examples, please check out the following
tutorial: Using nested IF functions in Excel.

Array formulas in Excel

Array formulas in Excel are advanced aerobatics. A single Excel array formula can perform thousands of
calculations and replace hundreds of usual formulas. Learning array formulas certainly requires some time and
effort, but it's worth it.

Since this tutorial is purposed for beginners, I won't intimidate you by the definitions of array constants and
complex multi-line formulas. I'll show just one very simple example of an Excel array formula that demonstrates
what they are capable for.

Supposing you have 2 columns of numbers, column A and B. And you want to know how many times column B is
greater than or equal to column A when a value in column B is greater than 0.

This task requires comparing two ranges and you can do this by using the following array formula:

=SUM((B2:B10>=A2:A10) * (B2:B10>0))
 Note. To enter an Excel array formula correctly, you have to press Ctrl+Shift+Enter instead of conventional
Enter stroke.

To learn more about Excel array formulas, please see the following tutorials:

Excel array formulas, functions and constants - explains the basics of array formulas and shows how to use
array constants and array functions.

Excel array formula examples for beginners and power users - 7 fascinating examples of advanced array
formulas in Excel.

Excel user defined functions

Although Microsoft Excel has hundreds of built in functions, you still may find yourself faced with a challenge for
which no predefined Excel function exists. In this case, you can create that function yourself... or have somebody
create it for you :)

Such custom functions are called User Defined Functions (UDFs), and they are especially useful for advanced
mathematic or engineering calculations. Like macros, user defined functions are written in VBA (Visual Basic for
Applications). As an example, you can review and download custom functions created by our team to count and
sum cells by color.

Absolute, relative and mixed cell references in Excel

formulas
There exist 3 types of cell references in Excel: absolute ($A$1), relative (A1) and mixed ($A1 or A$1). All three of the
above references refer to the same cell, and the dollar sign ($) is used only for one purpose - it tells Microsoft
Excel whether to change or not to change cell references when the formula is moved or copied to other cells.

Absolute cell reference ($A$1) - the $ sign before the row and column coordinates makes a reference static, and
lets you copy a formula without changing references.

Relative cell reference (A1) - a cell reference with no $ sign changes based on relative position of rows and
columns in a spreadsheet.

Mixed cell reference - can be of 2 types:

Absolute column and relative row ($A1) - the $ sign in front of the column letter locks the reference to the
specified column, so the column never changes. The relative row reference, without the dollar sign, changes
depending on the row to which the formula is copied.

Relative column and absolute row (A$1) - the row's reference locked by $ doesn't change, and the column's
reference does.

The following image shows how different reference types work in practice.
For more information about Excel cell reference and more formula examples, please see Why use $ in Excel
formulas.

Tips and time-saving shortcuts for Excel formulas

Formulas in Excel are a powerful multi-faceted tool, and they can solve a great variety of tasks in your
spreadsheets. Of course, learning various aspects of Microsoft Excel formulas and functions does take time, so
you might feel there isn't enough time in the day to learn everything. Well, a good way to find more time is to save
some time :)

To toggle between absolute, relative and mixed references in a formula, use the F4 key as demonstrated in
Switching between reference types in Excel.

To view all formulas on the sheet, click the Show formulas button on the Formulas tab > Formula Auditing
group or press the Ctrl+~ shortcut.

To edit a formula, press F2 , or double click a cell, or click the formula bar.

To debug formulas in Excel, select a formula part and press F9 . This will let you see the actual values behind
cell references.
 To copy a formula to all cells in a column, enter the formula in the first cell, select that cell, and hover the
cursor over the small square in bottom right corner until it changes to a black cross (which is called
the fill handle). Double click that cross, and you will get the formula copied through the entire column.

To convert formulas to values, select all cells with formulas that you want to convert, press Ctrl+C to copy
those formulas, then press Shift+F10 , then press V , and then hit Enter. Shift + F10 + V is the shortcut for
Excel's Paste special - values only. If you are not sure you will remember this shortcut, then simply press a usual
shortcut for paste Ctrl+V , click the small arrow to the right of the Paste button to open the drop-down list, and
select Paste Values. For more information, see How to replace formulas with their values in Excel.

Microsoft Excel formulas with examples

Excel provides formulas for almost anything, and there exist tens or even hundreds of different functions in
modern versions of Microsoft Excel. So, if you encounter a task for which you cannot work out a solution, most
likely you are missing out on a formula that can do it for you. Before spending hours and hours on performing
manual calculations, take a few minutes to review the following resources. It is a selection of the most popular MS
Excel formulas with examples, grouped by categories.

Excel percentage formula

How to calculate percentage in Excel - a few examples of percentage formula for Excel such as calculating
percentage of total, calculating percent change (percentage increase formula), formula to calculate amount and
total by percentage, and more.

Compound interest formula in Excel - shows how to calculate daily, monthly, and yearly compounding.

Excel sum formulas

How to sum a column in Excel - 5 ways to sum a column in Excel.

SUMIF formula in Excel - formula examples to conditionally sum cells.

SUMIFS formulas in Excel - sum formula to add up cells based on more than one criteria.

Excel SUM in array formulas - how to use the SUM function in array formulas to add up values with multiple
AND criteria.

Count formula in Excel

Excel formula to count cells with text

Formula to count blank cells (COUNTBLANK)

Another formula to count blank and not blank cells (COUNTIF)

COUNTIF formula in Excel - formula examples to conditionally count cells based on exact and partial match,
count duplicates and unique values, and more.

COUNTIFS formula in Excel - count cells with multiple criteria.

Average formula in Excel

 How to calculate average in Excel - formula examples of AVERAGE, AVERAGEA, AVERAGEIF and AVERAGEIFS
functions.

Calculating moving average in Excel - formula examples to calculate a simple moving average in Excel for the
last N days, weeks, months or years.

Weighted average formula in Excel - two easy ways to calculate weighted average in Excel, by using the SUM
and SUMPRODUCT functions.

Excel date formulas

How to convert text to date in Excel - a handful of formulas to convert text to date.

How to convert Excel date to text - formula to cover a date to a text string in a specified format.

Excel DATE formula examples - how to get a serial number representing a date, add and subtract dates in Excel,
return a date based on values in other cells, convert a text string to a date, plus a few advanced Excel DATE
formula examples.

Day of week function (WEEKDAY) - formulas to return the day of the week from a given date, identify, filter,
count and highlight workdays and weekends, and more.

How to calculate months in Excel (MONTH and EOMONTH functions) - examples of Excel date formula to
extract month from date, get the first and last day of the month, convert month name to number and more.

Calculating week number in Excel (WEEKNUM function) - how to use date formulas in Excel to get week number
from date, convert week number to date, get a week number in a month, sum values by week number, and
more.

How to add and subtract dates in Excel - date formulas to add and subtract days, weeks, months and years.

How to calculate difference between two dates (DATEDIF function) - Excel date formula to calculate difference
between two dates in days, weeks, months or years.

Calculating weekdays in Excel (WORKDAY and NETWORKDAYS) - using date formula in Excel to calculate
workdays with custom weekend parameters and holidays.

Convert date to year & calculate age from date of birth - Excel age formulas, and a few other date formulas to
extract year from date, convert date to month and year, determine leap years.

Time formulas in Excel

How to use NOW and TIME functions to insert time - formula examples to insert today's date and time in Excel
as a dynamic automatically updatable value and static unchangeable timestamp.

Convert time to decimal number, hours, minutes or seconds - variety of formulas to change time to decimal
number, hours, minutes or seconds, convert text to time and vice versa.

How to calculate time in Excel - a few formulas to add and subtract times, calculate time difference, elapsed
time, and more.

Excel formulas for VLOOKUP

 Excel VLOOKUP tutorial for beginners - explains the basics of Excel's VLOOKUP function and provides a number
of formula examples to do vlookup from another worksheet and a different workbook, VLOOKUP formula with
wildcard characters, vlookup with exact and approximate match, etc.

How to use VLOOKUP & SUM or SUMIF functions in Excel - advanced Excel formulas to look up and sum values
based on one or several criteria.

Advanced Excel VLOOKUP formulas - examples of two-way lookup, nested vlookup with multiple criteria, and
more.

Case-sensitive Vlookup formula in Excel - self explanatory :)

Excel conditional formatting formulas

Excel formulas for conditional formatting based on another cell value - formulas examples for text and numeric
data.

Formulas to conditionally format dates and time in Excel - how to differentiate between weekdays and
weekends, highlight public holidays, display a coming deadline or delay, and more.

Well, we seem to have finally got to the end. What was planned as a short Excel formula tutorial for beginners has
nearly turned into a voluminous manual because there are so many different aspects of Excel formulas to cover. I
am really thankful to everyone who has read this page to the end!

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1 jake says:
2023-06-05 at 8:33 am

hi I'm trying to create a formula to create a calculator to work out when a specific size is typed in, it
multiples the amount specified to that size inputted however the sizes are ranges e.g. 11-20 is £16
so if the product is 18 that mean18x£16 or 21 will times that by another figure I have 10 different
price ranges and 10 different sizes ranges from 1-2, 3-5, 6-10, 11-20, 21-50, 51-100, 101-500, 500+,
4-10no. and 11-20no.

Thanks

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Alexander Trifuntov (Ablebits Team) says:

2023-06-05 at 12:00 pm

Hi! Use the IFS logical function for multiple conditions. You can find the examples and detailed
instructions here: The new Excel IFS function instead of multiple IF. For example,

=IFS(A1>500,B1*100,A1>101,B1*50,A1>51,B1*20,......)
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2 Jovin says:
2023-04-28 at 5:21 pm

When am using Excel in business how can I set for the weekly sales to be in one sheet by making
sure the tock will continue change according to the daily sales

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Alexander Trifuntov (Ablebits Team) says:

2023-05-02 at 6:55 am

Please ask a specific question on the Excel formula, provide the source data and the desired
result.

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3 Jay says:
2023-01-13 at 3:33 pm

Hi, I just want to ask how can I download this. Do you have any PDF copy?

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4 Vishranti says:
2022-12-18 at 11:27 am

Hello,
My question is in my marksheet, i can't get percentage when I started calculate percentage there
where show 4500% how is this possible please help me

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Alexander Trifuntov (Ablebits Team) says:

2022-12-19 at 12:18 pm

Hi!
I recommend reading this guide: How to calculate percentage in Excel - formula examples.

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5 Erinahflit says:
2022-11-06 at 8:37 am

It's such a scintillating work.

Thanks

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6 Arlene De Leon says:

2022-10-21 at 3:47 pm

Just have to let you know that this is the most concise teaching on excel formulas I have found on
the internet. Great job breaking it down systematically, easy to understand, comprehensive and
concise.

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7 GK says:
2022-10-12 at 9:20 am

I fetched a few values using LOOKUP function and I'm getting #N/A in some of the cells. I've
checked the references and the format also the value does exist. I can't see a reason why N/A is
showing up even after having all conditions met. Pls help. Others in my team had the same data
and they got it using the same formula. Is there a problem in my excel or ...?

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 Alexander Trifuntov (Ablebits Team) says:
2022-10-12 at 10:51 am

Hello!
See this article for all the possible causes of your problem and their solution: Excel VLOOKUP
not working - solving #N/A and #VALUE errors. This should solve your task.

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Benjamin Dover says:

2022-10-26 at 12:56 am

VLOOKUP should never be used in modern versions of Excel. Use XLOOKUP instead, or INDEX-
MATCH for backwards compatability. VLOOKUP falsely marks many cells as precedents, breaks
if a column is inserted or removed between the lookup column and return column, and can't
return a value from a column to the left of the lookup column.

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8 Peter Salatas says:

2022-09-27 at 9:48 pm

I am looking to find the difference between two cells in Column E, with the condition that: the
calculation only takes the difference between an odd and even number cell (Ex: E2-E3), AND, the
formula does not subtract from the previous result (Ex: E2-E3 generates one result, E4-E5
generates another result, and so on).

Any help on how to tackle this would be of great help!

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Alexander Trifuntov (Ablebits Team) says:

2022-09-28 at 9:52 am

Hi!
Your task is not completely clear to me. Please provide me with an example of the source data
and the expected result.

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9 Mick Shore says:

2022-08-27 at 8:24 am

I am trying to write a formula for correctly guessing 5 football team positions after a nominated
period. My sheet has the 5 positions 1 to 5 in rows 82 to 86, the correct positions are in column U,
the guesses are in column W and the points scored are in column X. The formula in column X
would return 3 if the guess was correct, 1 if in any of the other 4 positions or 0 if not in any of the
5 positions. I realise all 5 rows would have a slightly different formula. Can you help please?

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 Alexander Trifuntov (Ablebits Team) says:
2022-08-29 at 8:18 am

Hello!
To match a value in a column, use the MATCH function. Use the nested IF function to select a
match option.

=IF(U82=W82,3, IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(W82,$U$82:$U$86,0)),1,0))

Hope this is what you need.

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10 Tess says:
2022-08-25 at 12:01 pm

I'm trying to write a formula that will solve this equation for "b" but I don't know how to do it. I've
tried several different ways but nothing will give me the correct answer. Please help!
35 = -65.2*0.75+b

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Alexander Trifuntov (Ablebits Team) says:

2022-08-25 at 12:06 pm

Hi!
You just need to remember the mathematics from school.

=35+65.2*0.75

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11 Emrema says:
2022-08-14 at 1:19 pm

Please I what to understand the meaning of cell in Microsoft Excel

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12 Ali says:
2022-08-08 at 5:39 am

Hi, cell A1 has a number like 725000, I need a result in cell B1:

725,000 minus 600,000 = 125,000 *10% =12500 & plus 10,000 = 22500 result should be 22,500 in
cell B1

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13 Alex Smith says:

2022-05-18 at 6:12 am
 Is there a way to do tan-1 (the -1 is in superscript) calculations in excel?

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14 haidar says:
2022-04-30 at 6:57 am

i have a problem my work is on printing large Lonas

anyway how can i make a calculation to calculate the meter square of any product by only putting
the price

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Alexander Trifuntov (Ablebits Team) says:

2022-05-02 at 8:36 am

Hi!
Perhaps the VLOOKUP function will be useful to solve your problem and find the necessary
values. If this does not suit you, explain the problem in more detail.

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15 Krissy says:
2022-03-17 at 8:37 pm

How would I calculate this equation in terms of x and y; when X=1(C5) and Y=3(C6)

4 + y/(2x+y)sqrt 2 + 12

(The 2x+y is in parenthesis but then squared but didn’t know how to type that here.

I just need a formula to get the correct answer. I’ve tried several different ways and I keep getting
the incorrect answer.

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Alexander Trifuntov (Ablebits Team) says:

2022-03-18 at 7:25 am

Hello!
You did not write what result you wanted to get. But I think this formula will work for you -

=4+C6/(2*C5+C6)^2+12

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16 hanggg says:
2022-03-11 at 2:35 pm

how to convert this 2.1291912051718E-87 to number in excel

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 Alexander Trifuntov (Ablebits Team) says:
2022-03-14 at 7:11 am

Hello!
A number in Excel cannot contain more than 15 digits. Use the rounding functions for
numbers.
If your number is written as text, take a look at this article: Convert text to number with formula
and other ways.
I hope I answered your question.

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17 Ebhe says:
2022-02-28 at 8:30 pm

I don't really know, but near the top of the page there are two spots that talk about "rages" is that
a typo?

**Reference - to make rages and separate arguments in Excel functions.**

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Svetlana Cheusheva says:

2022-03-01 at 8:16 am

Thank you, Ebhe! That's definitely a typo - fixed.

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18 n.k.dashora says:
2022-02-09 at 6:45 am

What is Excel formula for Beta Distribution. Can I solve Beta distribution by using scientific
calculator or Excel workbook just by using +,- * / and ^ and Factorial.
Or I will have to learn programming language ?
I know that Beta distribution can be calculated by using Excel , but I want to solve just by using
Plus, Minus, multiplication, Division, Power ,log and Factorial.
Thanks

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19 Blessed Maria Thebe says:

2021-10-26 at 6:39 pm

Thank you I'm practising

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20 Redzwan says:
2021-10-09 at 7:27 am
 Nice piece of work. Thank you.

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21 Bishnu Mondal says:

2021-09-18 at 6:31 am

I want to your suggestions and support...really appreciate the help..and I want to learn mis excel

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22 Dewey Leitch says:

2021-08-15 at 1:47 am

Hi - I'm looking for an equation, that has 2 parts to it.

The information is dates, in columns, that are specific to a row (a person's name).
I want to have an equation that can gather all the dates for that row/person and have it embedded
in another cell, to be used for another purpose. With that cell where the dates are embedded, I
would like to be able to do a sort function. I'm thinking that I can use the sort feature, but am not
sure.

I will have multiple rows of information, and need to be able to create a sort.

Thanks - Dewey

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23 BDULAZEEZ YUSUF says:

2021-05-02 at 1:05 pm

How do i make excel sheet retain ratio inputs e.g

1:10, 1:110 inside excel cells

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24 Emilia Mumholo says:

2021-04-26 at 11:11 pm

Where can I get full tutorials on how to use MS Excel

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25 obote brian says:

2021-03-20 at 8:46 pm

think I ave understanded

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26 Marjorie De Guzman says:

2021-03-05 at 2:34 am
 The formula means that if the code entered in cell C5 is equal to cell A14, cell D5 will indicate
Baguio, if equal to cell A15, cell D5 will indicate Davao, if equal to cell A16, cell D5 will indicate
Cebu...

Can someone help me with this? I need to know what formula should i use... Please...

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Alexander Trifuntov (Ablebits Team) says:

2021-03-05 at 8:56 am

Hello!
Please check out the following article on our blog, it’ll be sure to help you with your task: Excel
Nested IF statements

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27 Amarender says:
2021-02-25 at 12:13 pm

i want to one request

both are sheet same discerption i have updated first sheet name received quantity in second
sheet we have issued in multiple quantity in same description .
i want required in the first sheet less the quantity in formula which formula pleas let me now

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Alexander Trifuntov (Ablebits Team) says:

2021-02-25 at 2:23 pm

Hello!
I’m sorry but your task is not entirely clear to me. For me to be able to help you better, please
describe your task in more detail. Please specify what you were trying to find. Give an example
of the source data and the expected result.
It’ll help me understand it better and find a solution for you.

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28 M says:
2020-12-22 at 10:26 am

Very bad explained

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29 sam says:
2020-12-11 at 8:01 pm

what does this symbol mean - "*:*"

For example - =COUNTIFS('SCHEDULE '!K:K,"*:*",'SCHEDULE '!$A:$A,$B$78)

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Svetlana Cheusheva says:

2020-12-14 at 8:36 am

Hi Sam,

In Excel, an asterisk (*) is a wildcard that represents any sequence of characters. In your case,
"*:*" will match any cell that contains a colon (:) in any position.

For more information, please see Using wildcard characters in Excel

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30 Chloe Walker says:

2020-11-05 at 8:25 pm

Hello please could you tell me what a | (pipe) does in formulas?

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31 Muhammad Haider says:

2020-10-24 at 7:06 am

like this

Colum C1 682728,659223,449369
Colum C2 329452,856318,516020
Colum C3 785713,3600088
Colum C4 711182,25525

how we can select the rang in this formula

=ISNUMBER(FIND(C4,A1,1))

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Alexander Trifuntov (Ablebits Team) says:

2020-10-26 at 9:51 am

Hello!
If I understand your task correctly, split a cell into columns using any of the methods described
in this tutorial. Then use the MATCH function to determine the position number of your
number.
I hope my advice will help you solve your task.

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32 Muhammad Haider says:

2020-10-23 at 1:03 pm

if in Colum A1 4545,4815,8899,2288,123
 an in Colum C4 4815
how we can apply a formula in the next Colum D4 ............ to find the value 4815 for Colum A1
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Alexander Trifuntov (Ablebits Team) says:

2020-10-23 at 1:42 pm

Hello!
Could you please describe it in more detail? What result do you want to get?
To find out that C4 is found in A1, we need the formula

=ISNUMBER(FIND(C4,A1,1))

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Muhammad Haider says:

2020-10-24 at 7:04 am

if multiple Colum are given how we can apply a formula with multiple rang formula

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33 BK Dubey says:
2020-09-16 at 11:55 am

Basic DA Total PF
11500 5495 16995 12% (PF always be cut on 15000, not on total)
than what is the formula

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