All excel functions and examples

ABS function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the absolute value of a number

ACCRINT function

Financial:    Returns the accrued interest for a security that pays periodic interest

ACCRINTM function

Financial:    Returns the accrued interest for a security that pays interest at maturity

ACOS function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the arccosine of a number

ACOSH function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the inverse hyperbolic cosine of a number

ACOT function

Excel 2013

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the arccotangent of a number

ACOTH function

Excel 2013

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the hyperbolic arccotangent of a number

AGGREGATE function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns an aggregate in a list or database

ADDRESS function

Lookup and reference:    Returns a reference as text to a single cell in a worksheet

AMORDEGRC function

Financial:    Returns the depreciation for each accounting period by using a depreciation coefficient

AMORLINC function

Financial:    Returns the depreciation for each accounting period

AND function

Logical:    Returns TRUE if all of its arguments are TRUE

ARABIC function

Excel 2013

Math and trigonometry:    Converts a Roman number to Arabic, as a number

AREAS function

Lookup and reference:    Returns the number of areas in a reference

ARRAYTOTEXT function

Office 365 button

Text:    Returns an array of text values from any specified range

ASC function

Text:    Changes full-width (double-byte) English letters or katakana within a character string to half-width (single-byte) characters

ASIN function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the arcsine of a number

ASINH function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the inverse hyperbolic sine of a number

ATAN function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the arctangent of a number

ATAN2 function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the arctangent from x- and y-coordinates

ATANH function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the inverse hyperbolic tangent of a number

AVEDEV function

Statistical:    Returns the average of the absolute deviations of data points from their mean

AVERAGE function

Statistical:    Returns the average of its arguments

AVERAGEA function

Statistical:    Returns the average of its arguments, including numbers, text, and logical values

AVERAGEIF function

Statistical:    Returns the average (arithmetic mean) of all the cells in a range that meet a given criteria

AVERAGEIFS function

Statistical:    Returns the average (arithmetic mean) of all cells that meet multiple criteria.

BAHTTEXT function

Text:    Converts a number to text, using the ß (baht) currency format

BASE function

Math and trigonometry:    Converts a number into a text representation with the given radix (base)

BESSELI function

Engineering:    Returns the modified Bessel function In(x)

BESSELJ function

Engineering:    Returns the Bessel function Jn(x)

BESSELK function

Engineering:    Returns the modified Bessel function Kn(x)

BESSELY function

Engineering:    Returns the Bessel function Yn(x)

BETADIST function

Compatibility:    Returns the beta cumulative distribution function

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

BETA.DIST function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the beta cumulative distribution function

BETAINV function

Compatibility:    Returns the inverse of the cumulative distribution function for a specified beta distribution

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

BETA.INV function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the inverse of the cumulative distribution function for a specified beta distribution

BIN2DEC function

Engineering:    Converts a binary number to decimal

BIN2HEX function

Engineering:    Converts a binary number to hexadecimal

BIN2OCT function

Engineering:    Converts a binary number to octal

BINOMDIST function

Compatibility:    Returns the individual term binomial distribution probability

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

BINOM.DIST function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the individual term binomial distribution probability

BINOM.DIST.RANGE function

Excel 2013

Statistical:    Returns the probability of a trial result using a binomial distribution

BINOM.INV function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the smallest value for which the cumulative binomial distribution is less than or equal to a criterion value

BITAND function

Excel 2013

Engineering:    Returns a ‘Bitwise And’ of two numbers

BITLSHIFT function

Excel 2013

Engineering:    Returns a value number shifted left by shift_amount bits

BITOR function

Excel 2013

Engineering:    Returns a bitwise OR of 2 numbers

BITRSHIFT function

Excel 2013

Engineering:    Returns a value number shifted right by shift_amount bits

BITXOR function

Excel 2013

Engineering:    Returns a bitwise ‘Exclusive Or’ of two numbers

BYCOL

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Logical:    Applies a LAMBDA to each column and returns an array of the results

BYROW

Office 365 button

Logical:    Applies a LAMBDA to each row and returns an array of the results

CALL function

Add-in and Automation:    Calls a procedure in a dynamic link library or code resource

CEILING function

Compatibility:    Rounds a number to the nearest integer or to the nearest multiple of significance

CEILING.MATH function

Excel 2013

Math and trigonometry:    Rounds a number up, to the nearest integer or to the nearest multiple of significance

CEILING.PRECISE function

Math and trigonometry:    Rounds a number the nearest integer or to the nearest multiple of significance. Regardless of the sign of the number, the number is rounded up.

CELL function

Information:    Returns information about the formatting, location, or contents of a cell

This function is not available in Excel for the web.

CHAR function

Text:    Returns the character specified by the code number

CHIDIST function

Compatibility:    Returns the one-tailed probability of the chi-squared distribution

Note: In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

CHIINV function

Compatibility:    Returns the inverse of the one-tailed probability of the chi-squared distribution

Note: In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

CHITEST function

Compatibility:    Returns the test for independence

Note: In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

CHISQ.DIST function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the cumulative beta probability density function

CHISQ.DIST.RT function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the one-tailed probability of the chi-squared distribution

CHISQ.INV function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the cumulative beta probability density function

CHISQ.INV.RT function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the inverse of the one-tailed probability of the chi-squared distribution

CHISQ.TEST function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the test for independence

CHOOSE function

Lookup and reference:    Chooses a value from a list of values

CHOOSECOLS

Office 365 button

Lookup and reference:    Returns the specified columns from an array

CHOOSEROWS

Office 365 button

Lookup and reference:    Returns the specified rows from an array

CLEAN function

Text:    Removes all nonprintable characters from text

CODE function

Text:    Returns a numeric code for the first character in a text string

COLUMN function

Lookup and reference:    Returns the column number of a reference

COLUMNS function

Lookup and reference:    Returns the number of columns in a reference

COMBIN function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the number of combinations for a given number of objects

COMBINA function

Excel 2013

Math and trigonometry:   

Returns the number of combinations with repetitions for a given number of items

COMPLEX function

Engineering:    Converts real and imaginary coefficients into a complex number

CONCAT function

2019

Text:    Combines the text from multiple ranges and/or strings, but it doesn’t provide the delimiter or IgnoreEmpty arguments.

CONCATENATE function

Text:    Joins several text items into one text item

CONFIDENCE function

Compatibility:    Returns the confidence interval for a population mean

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

CONFIDENCE.NORM function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the confidence interval for a population mean

CONFIDENCE.T function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the confidence interval for a population mean, using a Student’s t distribution

CONVERT function

Engineering:    Converts a number from one measurement system to another

CORREL function

Statistical:    Returns the correlation coefficient between two data sets

COS function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the cosine of a number

COSH function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the hyperbolic cosine of a number

COT function

Excel 2013

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the hyperbolic cosine of a number

COTH function

Excel 2013

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the cotangent of an angle

COUNT function

Statistical:    Counts how many numbers are in the list of arguments

COUNTA function

Statistical:    Counts how many values are in the list of arguments

COUNTBLANK function

Statistical:    Counts the number of blank cells within a range

COUNTIF function

Statistical:    Counts the number of cells within a range that meet the given criteria

COUNTIFS function

Statistical:    Counts the number of cells within a range that meet multiple criteria

COUPDAYBS function

Financial:    Returns the number of days from the beginning of the coupon period to the settlement date

COUPDAYS function

Financial:    Returns the number of days in the coupon period that contains the settlement date

COUPDAYSNC function

Financial:    Returns the number of days from the settlement date to the next coupon date

COUPNCD function

Financial:    Returns the next coupon date after the settlement date

COUPNUM function

Financial:    Returns the number of coupons payable between the settlement date and maturity date

COUPPCD function

Financial:    Returns the previous coupon date before the settlement date

COVAR function

Compatibility:    Returns covariance, the average of the products of paired deviations

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

COVARIANCE.P function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns covariance, the average of the products of paired deviations

COVARIANCE.S function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the sample covariance, the average of the products deviations for each data point pair in two data sets

CRITBINOM function

Compatibility:    Returns the smallest value for which the cumulative binomial distribution is less than or equal to a criterion value

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

CSC function

Excel 2013

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the cosecant of an angle

CSCH function

Excel 2013

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the hyperbolic cosecant of an angle

CUBEKPIMEMBER function

Cube:    Returns a key performance indicator (KPI) name, property, and measure, and displays the name and property in the cell. A KPI is a quantifiable measurement, such as monthly gross profit or quarterly employee turnover, used to monitor an organization’s performance.

CUBEMEMBER function

Cube:    Returns a member or tuple in a cube hierarchy. Use to validate that the member or tuple exists in the cube.

CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY function

Cube:    Returns the value of a member property in the cube. Use to validate that a member name exists within the cube and to return the specified property for this member.

CUBERANKEDMEMBER function

Cube:    Returns the nth, or ranked, member in a set. Use to return one or more elements in a set, such as the top sales performer or top 10 students.

CUBESET function

Cube:    Defines a calculated set of members or tuples by sending a set expression to the cube on the server, which creates the set, and then returns that set to Microsoft Office Excel.

CUBESETCOUNT function

Cube:    Returns the number of items in a set.

CUBEVALUE function

Cube:    Returns an aggregated value from a cube.

CUMIPMT function

Financial:    Returns the cumulative interest paid between two periods

CUMPRINC function

Financial:    Returns the cumulative principal paid on a loan between two periods

DATE function

Date and time:    Returns the serial number of a particular date

DATEDIF function

Date and time:    Calculates the number of days, months, or years between two dates. This function is useful in formulas where you need to calculate an age.

DATEVALUE function

Date and time:    Converts a date in the form of text to a serial number

DAVERAGE function

Database:    Returns the average of selected database entries

DAY function

Date and time:    Converts a serial number to a day of the month

DAYS function

Excel 2013

Date and time:    Returns the number of days between two dates

DAYS360 function

Date and time:    Calculates the number of days between two dates based on a 360-day year

DB function

Financial:    Returns the depreciation of an asset for a specified period by using the fixed-declining balance method

DBCS function

Excel 2013

Text:    Changes half-width (single-byte) English letters or katakana within a character string to full-width (double-byte) characters

DCOUNT function

Database:    Counts the cells that contain numbers in a database

DCOUNTA function

Database:    Counts nonblank cells in a database

DDB function

Financial:    Returns the depreciation of an asset for a specified period by using the double-declining balance method or some other method that you specify

DEC2BIN function

Engineering:    Converts a decimal number to binary

DEC2HEX function

Engineering:    Converts a decimal number to hexadecimal

DEC2OCT function

Engineering:    Converts a decimal number to octal

DECIMAL function

Excel 2013

Math and trigonometry:    Converts a text representation of a number in a given base into a decimal number

DEGREES function

Math and trigonometry:    Converts radians to degrees

DELTA function

Engineering:    Tests whether two values are equal

DEVSQ function

Statistical:    Returns the sum of squares of deviations

DGET function

Database:    Extracts from a database a single record that matches the specified criteria

DISC function

Financial:    Returns the discount rate for a security

DMAX function

Database:    Returns the maximum value from selected database entries

DMIN function

Database:    Returns the minimum value from selected database entries

DOLLAR function

Text:    Converts a number to text, using the $ (dollar) currency format

DOLLARDE function

Financial:    Converts a dollar price, expressed as a fraction, into a dollar price, expressed as a decimal number

DOLLARFR function

Financial:    Converts a dollar price, expressed as a decimal number, into a dollar price, expressed as a fraction

DPRODUCT function

Database:    Multiplies the values in a particular field of records that match the criteria in a database

DROP

Office 365 button

Lookup and reference:    Excludes a specified number of rows or columns from the start or end of an array

DSTDEV function

Database:    Estimates the standard deviation based on a sample of selected database entries

DSTDEVP function

Database:    Calculates the standard deviation based on the entire population of selected database entries

DSUM function

Database:    Adds the numbers in the field column of records in the database that match the criteria

DURATION function

Financial:    Returns the annual duration of a security with periodic interest payments

DVAR function

Database:    Estimates variance based on a sample from selected database entries

DVARP function

Database:    Calculates variance based on the entire population of selected database entries

EDATE function

Date and time:    Returns the serial number of the date that is the indicated number of months before or after the start date

EFFECT function

Financial:    Returns the effective annual interest rate

ENCODEURL function

Excel 2013

Web:    Returns a URL-encoded string

This function is not available in Excel for the web.

EOMONTH function

Date and time:    Returns the serial number of the last day of the month before or after a specified number of months

ERF function

Engineering:    Returns the error function

ERF.PRECISE function

Excel 2010

Engineering:    Returns the error function

ERFC function

Engineering:    Returns the complementary error function

ERFC.PRECISE function

Excel 2010

Engineering:    Returns the complementary ERF function integrated between x and infinity

ERROR.TYPE function

Information:    Returns a number corresponding to an error type

EUROCONVERT function

Add-in and Automation:    Converts a number to euros, converts a number from euros to a euro member currency, or converts a number from one euro member currency to another by using the euro as an intermediary (triangulation).

EVEN function

Math and trigonometry:    Rounds a number up to the nearest even integer

EXACT function

Text:    Checks to see if two text values are identical

EXP function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns e raised to the power of a given number

EXPAND

Office 365 button

Lookup and reference:    Expands or pads an array to specified row and column dimensions

EXPON.DIST function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the exponential distribution

EXPONDIST function

Compatibility:    Returns the exponential distribution

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

FACT function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the factorial of a number

FACTDOUBLE function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the double factorial of a number

FALSE function

Logical:    Returns the logical value FALSE

F.DIST function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the F probability distribution

FDIST function

Compatibility:    Returns the F probability distribution

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

F.DIST.RT function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the F probability distribution

FILTER function

Office 365 button

Lookup and reference:    Filters a range of data based on criteria you define

FILTERXML function

Excel 2013

Web:    Returns specific data from the XML content by using the specified XPath

This function is not available in Excel for the web.

FIND, FINDB functions

Text:    Finds one text value within another (case-sensitive)

F.INV function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the inverse of the F probability distribution

F.INV.RT function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the inverse of the F probability distribution

FINV function

Compatibility:    Returns the inverse of the F probability distribution

In Excel 2007this is a Statistical function.

FISHER function

Statistical:    Returns the Fisher transformation

FISHERINV function

Statistical:    Returns the inverse of the Fisher transformation

FIXED function

Text:    Formats a number as text with a fixed number of decimals

FLOOR function

Compatibility:    Rounds a number down, toward zero

In Excel 2007 and Excel 2010, this is a Math and trigonometry function.

FLOOR.MATH function

Excel 2013

Math and trigonometry:    Rounds a number down, to the nearest integer or to the nearest multiple of significance

FLOOR.PRECISE function

Math and trigonometry:    Rounds a number the nearest integer or to the nearest multiple of significance. Regardless of the sign of the number, the number is rounded up.

FORECAST function

Statistical:    Returns a value along a linear trend

In Excel 2016, this function is replaced with FORECAST.LINEAR as part of the new Forecasting functions, but it’s still available for compatibility with earlier versions.

FORECAST.ETS function

Excel 2016

Statistical:    Returns a future value based on existing (historical) values by using the AAA version of the Exponential Smoothing (ETS) algorithm

FORECAST.ETS.CONFINT function

Excel 2016

Statistical:    Returns a confidence interval for the forecast value at the specified target date

FORECAST.ETS.SEASONALITY function

Excel 2016

Statistical:    Returns the length of the repetitive pattern Excel detects for the specified time series

FORECAST.ETS.STAT function

Excel 2016

Statistical:    Returns a statistical value as a result of time series forecasting

FORECAST.LINEAR function

Excel 2016

Statistical:    Returns a future value based on existing values

FORMULATEXT function

Excel 2013

Lookup and reference:    Returns the formula at the given reference as text

FREQUENCY function

Statistical:    Returns a frequency distribution as a vertical array

F.TEST function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the result of an F-test

FTEST function

Compatibility:    Returns the result of an F-test

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

FV function

Financial:    Returns the future value of an investment

FVSCHEDULE function

Financial:    Returns the future value of an initial principal after applying a series of compound interest rates

GAMMA function

Excel 2013

Statistical:    Returns the Gamma function value

GAMMA.DIST function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the gamma distribution

GAMMADIST function

Compatibility:    Returns the gamma distribution

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

GAMMA.INV function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the inverse of the gamma cumulative distribution

GAMMAINV function

Compatibility:    Returns the inverse of the gamma cumulative distribution

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

GAMMALN function

Statistical:    Returns the natural logarithm of the gamma function, Γ(x)

GAMMALN.PRECISE function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the natural logarithm of the gamma function, Γ(x)

GAUSS function

Excel 2013

Statistical:    Returns 0.5 less than the standard normal cumulative distribution

GCD function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the greatest common divisor

GEOMEAN function

Statistical:    Returns the geometric mean

GESTEP function

Engineering:    Tests whether a number is greater than a threshold value

GETPIVOTDATA function

Lookup and reference:    Returns data stored in a PivotTable report

GROWTH function

Statistical:    Returns values along an exponential trend

HARMEAN function

Statistical:    Returns the harmonic mean

HEX2BIN function

Engineering:    Converts a hexadecimal number to binary

HEX2DEC function

Engineering:    Converts a hexadecimal number to decimal

HEX2OCT function

Engineering:    Converts a hexadecimal number to octal

HLOOKUP function

Lookup and reference:    Looks in the top row of an array and returns the value of the indicated cell

HOUR function

Date and time:    Converts a serial number to an hour

HSTACK

Office 365 button

Lookup and reference:    Appends arrays horizontally and in sequence to return a larger array

HYPERLINK function

Lookup and reference:    Creates a shortcut or jump that opens a document stored on a network server, an intranet, or the Internet

HYPGEOM.DIST function

Statistical:    Returns the hypergeometric distribution

HYPGEOMDIST function

Compatibility:    Returns the hypergeometric distribution

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

IF function

Logical:    Specifies a logical test to perform

IFERROR function

Logical:    Returns a value you specify if a formula evaluates to an error; otherwise, returns the result of the formula

IFNA function

Excel 2013

Logical:    Returns the value you specify if the expression resolves to #N/A, otherwise returns the result of the expression

IFS function

2019

Logical:    Checks whether one or more conditions are met and returns a value that corresponds to the first TRUE condition.

IMABS function

Engineering:    Returns the absolute value (modulus) of a complex number

IMAGINARY function

Engineering:    Returns the imaginary coefficient of a complex number

IMARGUMENT function

Engineering:    Returns the argument theta, an angle expressed in radians

IMCONJUGATE function

Engineering:    Returns the complex conjugate of a complex number

IMCOS function

Engineering:    Returns the cosine of a complex number

IMCOSH function

Excel 2013

Engineering:    Returns the hyperbolic cosine of a complex number

IMCOT function

Excel 2013

Engineering:    Returns the cotangent of a complex number

IMCSC function

Excel 2013

Engineering:    Returns the cosecant of a complex number

IMCSCH function

Excel 2013

Engineering:    Returns the hyperbolic cosecant of a complex number

IMDIV function

Engineering:    Returns the quotient of two complex numbers

IMEXP function

Engineering:    Returns the exponential of a complex number

IMLN function

Engineering:    Returns the natural logarithm of a complex number

IMLOG10 function

Engineering:    Returns the base-10 logarithm of a complex number

IMLOG2 function

Engineering:    Returns the base-2 logarithm of a complex number

IMPOWER function

Engineering:    Returns a complex number raised to an integer power

IMPRODUCT function

Engineering:    Returns the product of complex numbers

IMREAL function

Engineering:    Returns the real coefficient of a complex number

IMSEC function

Excel 2013

Engineering:    Returns the secant of a complex number

IMSECH function

Excel 2013

Engineering:    Returns the hyperbolic secant of a complex number

IMSIN function

Engineering:    Returns the sine of a complex number

IMSINH function

Excel 2013

Engineering:    Returns the hyperbolic sine of a complex number

IMSQRT function

Engineering:    Returns the square root of a complex number

IMSUB function

Engineering:    Returns the difference between two complex numbers

IMSUM function

Engineering:    Returns the sum of complex numbers

IMTAN function

Excel 2013

Engineering:    Returns the tangent of a complex number

INDEX function

Lookup and reference:    Uses an index to choose a value from a reference or array

INDIRECT function

Lookup and reference:    Returns a reference indicated by a text value

INFO function

Information:    Returns information about the current operating environment

This function is not available in Excel for the web.

INT function

Math and trigonometry:    Rounds a number down to the nearest integer

INTERCEPT function

Statistical:    Returns the intercept of the linear regression line

INTRATE function

Financial:    Returns the interest rate for a fully invested security

IPMT function

Financial:    Returns the interest payment for an investment for a given period

IRR function

Financial:    Returns the internal rate of return for a series of cash flows

ISBLANK function

Information:    Returns TRUE if the value is blank

ISERR function

Information:    Returns TRUE if the value is any error value except #N/A

ISERROR function

Information:    Returns TRUE if the value is any error value

ISEVEN function

Information:    Returns TRUE if the number is even

ISFORMULA function

Excel 2013

Information:    Returns TRUE if there is a reference to a cell that contains a formula

ISLOGICAL function

Information:    Returns TRUE if the value is a logical value

ISNA function

Information:    Returns TRUE if the value is the #N/A error value

ISNONTEXT function

Information:    Returns TRUE if the value is not text

ISNUMBER function

Information:    Returns TRUE if the value is a number

ISODD function

Information:    Returns TRUE if the number is odd

ISOMITTED

Office 365 button

Information:    Checks whether the value in a LAMBDA is missing and returns TRUE or FALSE

ISREF function

Information:    Returns TRUE if the value is a reference

ISTEXT function

Information:    Returns TRUE if the value is text

ISO.CEILING function

Excel 2013

Math and trigonometry:    Returns a number that is rounded up to the nearest integer or to the nearest multiple of significance

ISOWEEKNUM function

Excel 2013

Date and time:    Returns the number of the ISO week number of the year for a given date

ISPMT function

Financial:    Calculates the interest paid during a specific period of an investment

JIS function

Text:    Changes half-width (single-byte) characters within a string to full-width (double-byte) characters

KURT function

Statistical:    Returns the kurtosis of a data set

LAMBDA

Office 365 button

Logical:    Create custom, reusable functions and call them by a friendly name

LARGE function

Statistical:    Returns the k-th largest value in a data set

LCM function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the least common multiple

LEFT, LEFTB functions

Text:    Returns the leftmost characters from a text value

LEN, LENB functions

Text:    Returns the number of characters in a text string

LET

Office 365 button

Logical:    Assigns names to calculation results

LINEST function

Statistical:    Returns the parameters of a linear trend

LN function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the natural logarithm of a number

LOG function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the logarithm of a number to a specified base

LOG10 function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the base-10 logarithm of a number

LOGEST function

Statistical:    Returns the parameters of an exponential trend

LOGINV function

Compatibility:    Returns the inverse of the lognormal cumulative distribution

LOGNORM.DIST function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the cumulative lognormal distribution

LOGNORMDIST function

Compatibility:    Returns the cumulative lognormal distribution

LOGNORM.INV function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the inverse of the lognormal cumulative distribution

LOOKUP function

Lookup and reference:    Looks up values in a vector or array

LOWER function

Text:    Converts text to lowercase

MAKEARRAY

Office 365 button

Logical:    Returns a calculated array of a specified row and column size, by applying a LAMBDA

MAP

Office 365 button

Logical:    Returns an array formed by mapping each value in the array(s) to a new value by applying a LAMBDA to create a new value

MATCH function

Lookup and reference:    Looks up values in a reference or array

MAX function

Statistical:    Returns the maximum value in a list of arguments

MAXA function

Statistical:    Returns the maximum value in a list of arguments, including numbers, text, and logical values

MAXIFS function

2019

Statistical:    Returns the maximum value among cells specified by a given set of conditions or criteria

MDETERM function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the matrix determinant of an array

MDURATION function

Financial:    Returns the Macauley modified duration for a security with an assumed par value of $100

MEDIAN function

Statistical:    Returns the median of the given numbers

MID, MIDB functions

Text:    Returns a specific number of characters from a text string starting at the position you specify

MIN function

Statistical:    Returns the minimum value in a list of arguments

MINIFS function

2019

Statistical:    Returns the minimum value among cells specified by a given set of conditions or criteria.

MINA function

Statistical:    Returns the smallest value in a list of arguments, including numbers, text, and logical values

MINUTE function

Date and time:    Converts a serial number to a minute

MINVERSE function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the matrix inverse of an array

MIRR function

Financial:    Returns the internal rate of return where positive and negative cash flows are financed at different rates

MMULT function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the matrix product of two arrays

MOD function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the remainder from division

MODE function

Compatibility:    Returns the most common value in a data set

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

MODE.MULT function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns a vertical array of the most frequently occurring, or repetitive values in an array or range of data

MODE.SNGL function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the most common value in a data set

MONTH function

Date and time:    Converts a serial number to a month

MROUND function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns a number rounded to the desired multiple

MULTINOMIAL function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the multinomial of a set of numbers

MUNIT function

Excel 2013

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the unit matrix or the specified dimension

N function

Information:    Returns a value converted to a number

NA function

Information:    Returns the error value #N/A

NEGBINOM.DIST function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the negative binomial distribution

NEGBINOMDIST function

Compatibility:    Returns the negative binomial distribution

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

NETWORKDAYS function

Date and time:    Returns the number of whole workdays between two dates

NETWORKDAYS.INTL function

Excel 2010

Date and time:    Returns the number of whole workdays between two dates using parameters to indicate which and how many days are weekend days

NOMINAL function

Financial:    Returns the annual nominal interest rate

NORM.DIST function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the normal cumulative distribution

NORMDIST function

Compatibility:    Returns the normal cumulative distribution

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

NORMINV function

Statistical:    Returns the inverse of the normal cumulative distribution

NORM.INV function

Excel 2010

Compatibility:    Returns the inverse of the normal cumulative distribution

Note: In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

NORM.S.DIST function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the standard normal cumulative distribution

NORMSDIST function

Compatibility:    Returns the standard normal cumulative distribution

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

NORM.S.INV function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the inverse of the standard normal cumulative distribution

NORMSINV function

Compatibility:    Returns the inverse of the standard normal cumulative distribution

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

NOT function

Logical:    Reverses the logic of its argument

NOW function

Date and time:    Returns the serial number of the current date and time

NPER function

Financial:    Returns the number of periods for an investment

NPV function

Financial:    Returns the net present value of an investment based on a series of periodic cash flows and a discount rate

NUMBERVALUE function

Excel 2013

Text:    Converts text to number in a locale-independent manner

OCT2BIN function

Engineering:    Converts an octal number to binary

OCT2DEC function

Engineering:    Converts an octal number to decimal

OCT2HEX function

Engineering:    Converts an octal number to hexadecimal

ODD function

Math and trigonometry:    Rounds a number up to the nearest odd integer

ODDFPRICE function

Financial:    Returns the price per $100 face value of a security with an odd first period

ODDFYIELD function

Financial:    Returns the yield of a security with an odd first period

ODDLPRICE function

Financial:    Returns the price per $100 face value of a security with an odd last period

ODDLYIELD function

Financial:    Returns the yield of a security with an odd last period

OFFSET function

Lookup and reference:    Returns a reference offset from a given reference

OR function

Logical:    Returns TRUE if any argument is TRUE

PDURATION function

Excel 2013

Financial:    Returns the number of periods required by an investment to reach a specified value

PEARSON function

Statistical:    Returns the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient

PERCENTILE.EXC function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the k-th percentile of values in a range, where k is in the range 0..1, exclusive

PERCENTILE.INC function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the k-th percentile of values in a range

PERCENTILE function

Compatibility:    Returns the k-th percentile of values in a range

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

PERCENTRANK.EXC function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the rank of a value in a data set as a percentage (0..1, exclusive) of the data set

PERCENTRANK.INC function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the percentage rank of a value in a data set

PERCENTRANK function

Compatibility:    Returns the percentage rank of a value in a data set

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

PERMUT function

Statistical:    Returns the number of permutations for a given number of objects

PERMUTATIONA function

Excel 2013

Statistical:    Returns the number of permutations for a given number of objects (with repetitions) that can be selected from the total objects

PHI function

Excel 2013

Statistical:    Returns the value of the density function for a standard normal distribution

PHONETIC function

Text:    Extracts the phonetic (furigana) characters from a text string

PI function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the value of pi

PMT function

Financial:    Returns the periodic payment for an annuity

POISSON.DIST function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the Poisson distribution

POISSON function

Compatibility:    Returns the Poisson distribution

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

POWER function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the result of a number raised to a power

PPMT function

Financial:    Returns the payment on the principal for an investment for a given period

PRICE function

Financial:    Returns the price per $100 face value of a security that pays periodic interest

PRICEDISC function

Financial:    Returns the price per $100 face value of a discounted security

PRICEMAT function

Financial:    Returns the price per $100 face value of a security that pays interest at maturity

PROB function

Statistical:    Returns the probability that values in a range are between two limits

PRODUCT function

Math and trigonometry:    Multiplies its arguments

PROPER function

Text:    Capitalizes the first letter in each word of a text value

PV function

Financial:    Returns the present value of an investment

QUARTILE function

Compatibility:    Returns the quartile of a data set

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

QUARTILE.EXC function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the quartile of the data set, based on percentile values from 0..1, exclusive

QUARTILE.INC function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the quartile of a data set

QUOTIENT function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the integer portion of a division

RADIANS function

Math and trigonometry:    Converts degrees to radians

RAND function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns a random number between 0 and 1

RANDARRAY function

Office 365 button

Math and trigonometry:    Returns an array of random numbers between 0 and 1. However, you can specify the number of rows and columns to fill, minimum and maximum values, and whether to return whole numbers or decimal values.

RANDBETWEEN function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns a random number between the numbers you specify

RANK.AVG function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the rank of a number in a list of numbers

RANK.EQ function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the rank of a number in a list of numbers

RANK function

Compatibility:    Returns the rank of a number in a list of numbers

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

RATE function

Financial:    Returns the interest rate per period of an annuity

RECEIVED function

Financial:    Returns the amount received at maturity for a fully invested security

REDUCE

Office 365 button

Logical:    Reduces an array to an accumulated value by applying a LAMBDA to each value and returning the total value in the accumulator

REGISTER.ID function

Add-in and Automation:    Returns the register ID of the specified dynamic link library (DLL) or code resource that has been previously registered

REPLACE, REPLACEB functions

Text:    Replaces characters within text

REPT function

Text:    Repeats text a given number of times

RIGHT, RIGHTB functions

Text:    Returns the rightmost characters from a text value

ROMAN function

Math and trigonometry:    Converts an arabic numeral to roman, as text

ROUND function

Math and trigonometry:    Rounds a number to a specified number of digits

ROUNDDOWN function

Math and trigonometry:    Rounds a number down, toward zero

ROUNDUP function

Math and trigonometry:    Rounds a number up, away from zero

ROW function

Lookup and reference:    Returns the row number of a reference

ROWS function

Lookup and reference:    Returns the number of rows in a reference

RRI function

Excel 2013

Financial:    Returns an equivalent interest rate for the growth of an investment

RSQ function

Statistical:    Returns the square of the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient

RTD function

Lookup and reference:    Retrieves real-time data from a program that supports COM automation

SCAN

Office 365 button

Logical:    Scans an array by applying a LAMBDA to each value and returns an array that has each intermediate value

SEARCH, SEARCHB functions

Text:    Finds one text value within another (not case-sensitive)

SEC function

Excel 2013

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the secant of an angle

SECH function

Excel 2013

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the hyperbolic secant of an angle

SECOND function

Date and time:    Converts a serial number to a second

SEQUENCE function

Office 365 button

Math and trigonometry:    Generates a list of sequential numbers in an array, such as 1, 2, 3, 4

SERIESSUM function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the sum of a power series based on the formula

SHEET function

Excel 2013

Information:    Returns the sheet number of the referenced sheet

SHEETS function

Excel 2013

Information:    Returns the number of sheets in a reference

SIGN function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the sign of a number

SIN function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the sine of the given angle

SINH function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the hyperbolic sine of a number

SKEW function

Statistical:    Returns the skewness of a distribution

SKEW.P function

Excel 2013

Statistical:    Returns the skewness of a distribution based on a population: a characterization of the degree of asymmetry of a distribution around its mean

SLN function

Financial:    Returns the straight-line depreciation of an asset for one period

SLOPE function

Statistical:    Returns the slope of the linear regression line

SMALL function

Statistical:    Returns the k-th smallest value in a data set

SORT function

Office 365 button

Lookup and reference:    Sorts the contents of a range or array

SORTBY function

Office 365 button

Lookup and reference:    Sorts the contents of a range or array based on the values in a corresponding range or array

SQRT function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns a positive square root

SQRTPI function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the square root of (number * pi)

STANDARDIZE function

Statistical:    Returns a normalized value

STOCKHISTORY function

Financial:    Retrieves historical data about a financial instrument

STDEV function

Compatibility:    Estimates standard deviation based on a sample

STDEV.P function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Calculates standard deviation based on the entire population

STDEV.S function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Estimates standard deviation based on a sample

STDEVA function

Statistical:    Estimates standard deviation based on a sample, including numbers, text, and logical values

STDEVP function

Compatibility:    Calculates standard deviation based on the entire population

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

STDEVPA function

Statistical:    Calculates standard deviation based on the entire population, including numbers, text, and logical values

STEYX function

Statistical:    Returns the standard error of the predicted y-value for each x in the regression

SUBSTITUTE function

Text:    Substitutes new text for old text in a text string

SUBTOTAL function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns a subtotal in a list or database

SUM function

Math and trigonometry:    Adds its arguments

SUMIF function

Math and trigonometry:    Adds the cells specified by a given criteria

SUMIFS function

Math and trigonometry:    Adds the cells in a range that meet multiple criteria

SUMPRODUCT function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the sum of the products of corresponding array components

SUMSQ function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the sum of the squares of the arguments

SUMX2MY2 function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the sum of the difference of squares of corresponding values in two arrays

SUMX2PY2 function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the sum of the sum of squares of corresponding values in two arrays

SUMXMY2 function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the sum of squares of differences of corresponding values in two arrays

SWITCH function

Office 365 button

2019

Logical:    Evaluates an expression against a list of values and returns the result corresponding to the first matching value. If there is no match, an optional default value may be returned.

SYD function

Financial:    Returns the sum-of-years’ digits depreciation of an asset for a specified period

T function

Text:    Converts its arguments to text

TAN function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the tangent of a number

TANH function

Math and trigonometry:    Returns the hyperbolic tangent of a number

TAKE

Office 365 button

Lookup and reference:    Returns a specified number of contiguous rows or columns from the start or end of an array

TBILLEQ function

Financial:    Returns the bond-equivalent yield for a Treasury bill

TBILLPRICE function

Financial:    Returns the price per $100 face value for a Treasury bill

TBILLYIELD function

Financial:    Returns the yield for a Treasury bill

T.DIST function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the Percentage Points (probability) for the Student t-distribution

T.DIST.2T function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the Percentage Points (probability) for the Student t-distribution

T.DIST.RT function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the Student’s t-distribution

TDIST function

Compatibility:    Returns the Student’s t-distribution

TEXT function

Text:    Formats a number and converts it to text

TEXTAFTER

Office 365 button

Text:    Returns text that occurs after given character or string

TEXTBEFORE

Office 365 button

Text:    Returns text that occurs before a given character or string

TEXTJOIN

Office 365 button

Text:    Combines the text from multiple ranges and/or strings

TEXTSPLIT

Office 365 button

Text:    Splits text strings by using column and row delimiters

TIME function

Date and time:    Returns the serial number of a particular time

TIMEVALUE function

Date and time:    Converts a time in the form of text to a serial number

T.INV function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the t-value of the Student’s t-distribution as a function of the probability and the degrees of freedom

T.INV.2T function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the inverse of the Student’s t-distribution

TINV function

Compatibility:    Returns the inverse of the Student’s t-distribution

TOCOL

Office 365 button

Lookup and reference:    Returns the array in a single column

TOROW

Office 365 button

Lookup and reference:    Returns the array in a single row

TODAY function

Date and time:    Returns the serial number of today’s date

TRANSPOSE function

Lookup and reference:    Returns the transpose of an array

TREND function

Statistical:    Returns values along a linear trend

TRIM function

Text:    Removes spaces from text

TRIMMEAN function

Statistical:    Returns the mean of the interior of a data set

TRUE function

Logical:    Returns the logical value TRUE

TRUNC function

Math and trigonometry:    Truncates a number to an integer

T.TEST function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the probability associated with a Student’s t-test

TTEST function

Compatibility:    Returns the probability associated with a Student’s t-test

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

TYPE function

Information:    Returns a number indicating the data type of a value

UNICHAR function

Excel 2013

Text:    Returns the Unicode character that is references by the given numeric value

UNICODE function

Excel 2013

Text:    Returns the number (code point) that corresponds to the first character of the text

UNIQUE function

Office 365 button

Lookup and reference:    Returns a list of unique values in a list or range

UPPER function

Text:    Converts text to uppercase

VALUE function

Text:    Converts a text argument to a number

VALUETOTEXT

Office 365 button

Text:    Returns text from any specified value

VAR function

Compatibility:    Estimates variance based on a sample

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

VAR.P function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Calculates variance based on the entire population

VAR.S function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Estimates variance based on a sample

VARA function

Statistical:    Estimates variance based on a sample, including numbers, text, and logical values

VARP function

Compatibility:    Calculates variance based on the entire population

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

VARPA function

Statistical:    Calculates variance based on the entire population, including numbers, text, and logical values

VDB function

Financial:    Returns the depreciation of an asset for a specified or partial period by using a declining balance method

VLOOKUP function

Lookup and reference:    Looks in the first column of an array and moves across the row to return the value of a cell

VSTACK

Office 365 button

Look and reference:    Appends arrays vertically and in sequence to return a larger array

WEBSERVICE function

Excel 2013

Web:    Returns data from a web service.

This function is not available in Excel for the web.

WEEKDAY function

Date and time:    Converts a serial number to a day of the week

WEEKNUM function

Date and time:    Converts a serial number to a number representing where the week falls numerically with a year

WEIBULL function

Compatibility:    Calculates variance based on the entire population, including numbers, text, and logical values

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

WEIBULL.DIST function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the Weibull distribution

WORKDAY function

Date and time:    Returns the serial number of the date before or after a specified number of workdays

WORKDAY.INTL function

Excel 2010

Date and time:    Returns the serial number of the date before or after a specified number of workdays using parameters to indicate which and how many days are weekend days

WRAPCOLS

Office 365 button

Look and reference:    Wraps the provided row or column of values by columns after a specified number of elements

WRAPROWS

Office 365 button

Look and reference:    Wraps the provided row or column of values by rows after a specified number of elements

XIRR function

Financial:    Returns the internal rate of return for a schedule of cash flows that is not necessarily periodic

XLOOKUP function

Office 365 button

Lookup and reference:    Searches a range or an array, and returns an item corresponding to the first match it finds. If a match doesn’t exist, then XLOOKUP can return the closest (approximate) match. 

XMATCH function

Office 365 button

Lookup and reference:    Returns the relative position of an item in an array or range of cells. 

XNPV function

Financial:    Returns the net present value for a schedule of cash flows that is not necessarily periodic

XOR function

Excel 2013

Logical:    Returns a logical exclusive OR of all arguments

YEAR function

Date and time:    Converts a serial number to a year

YEARFRAC function

Date and time:    Returns the year fraction representing the number of whole days between start_date and end_date

YIELD function

Financial:    Returns the yield on a security that pays periodic interest

YIELDDISC function

Financial:    Returns the annual yield for a discounted security; for example, a Treasury bill

YIELDMAT function

Financial:    Returns the annual yield of a security that pays interest at maturity

Z.TEST function

Excel 2010

Statistical:    Returns the one-tailed probability-value of a z-test

ZTEST function

Compatibility:    Returns the one-tailed probability-value of a z-test

In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.

Home / Excel Functions

1. Excel String (Text) Functions

  • FIND Function: Returns the starting position of a text string in another text string (case sensitive).
  • LEFT Function: Returns the string from another string starting from the left.
  • LEN Function: Counts the number of characters from the value supplied.
  • LOWER Function: Converts a text into lower case.
  • MID Function: Returns a substring from a string using a specific position and number of characters.
  • PROPER Function: Convert a text to a proper case text.
  • REPT Function: Repeats a value several times.
  • RIGHT Function: Returns the string from another string starting from the right.
  • SEARCH Function: Returns the starting position of a text string in another text string (case sensitive).
  • UPPER Function: Convert a text into an upper case text.

2. Excel Date Functions

  • DATE Function: Returns a valid date using the day, month, and year supplied.
  • DATEDIF Function: Calculates the difference between two dates.
  • DATEVALUE Function: Converts a date that is formatted as text into an actual date.
  • DAY Function: Returns the day from the date supplied.
  • DAYS Function: Returns the count of days between two dates.
  • EDATE Function: Returns a date after adding/subtracting months from the supplied date.
  • EOMONTH Function: Returns the end of the month date from a future month or a past month.
  • MONTH Function: Returns the month from the date supplied.
  • NETWORKDAYS Function: Count of days between the start date and end date, excluding weekends and holidays.
  • NETWORKDAYS.INTL Function: Count of days between the start date and end date, excluding weekends (Custom), and holidays.

3. Excel Time Functions

  • HOUR Function: Returns the hours from the time supplied.
  • MINUTE Function: Returns the minutes from the time supplied.
  • NOW Function: Returns the current date and time.
  • SECOND Function: Returns the seconds from the time supplied.
  • TIME Function: Returns a valid time using the hours, minutes, and seconds supplied.
  • TIMEVALUE Function: Convert a time value that is stored as text into actual time.

4. Excel Logical Functions

  • AND Function: Test multiple conditions and return TRUE if all the conditions are TRUE.
  • FALSE Function: Returns the boolean value FALSE.
  • IF Function: Tests a condition and returns a value if that condition is TRUE else some other value.
  • IFERROR Function: Tests a value for an error and returns the specified value if an error occurred, else returns the original value.
  • IFNA Function: Tests a value for #N/A error and returns the specified value if the error occurred, else returns the original value.
  • NOT Function: Reverse a logical result/value.
  • OR Function: Test multiple conditions and return TRUE if any of the conditions are TRUE.
  • TRUE Function: Returns the boolean value TRUE.

5. Excel Math Functions

  1. ABS: Converts a number into an absolute number.
  2. EVEN: Rounds a number to the nearest even number.
  3. INT: Returns the integer part from the value supplied.
  4. MOD: Returns the remainder value after dividing a number with a divisor.
  5. MROUND: Rounds a number to a given multiple.
  6. RAND: Returns a random number ranging from 0 to 1.
  7. SUM: Sum the value supplied.
  8. SUMIF: Sum the value supplied using the condition specified.
  9. SUMIFS: Sum the value supplied using the multiple conditions specified.
  10. SUMPRODUCT: Multiply and sum the array values.
  11. TRUNC: Returns a number after truncating the original number.

6. Excel Statistical Functions

  • AVERAGE Function: Calculates the average of the supplied numeric values.
  • AVERAGEA Function: Calculates the average of the supplied numeric values, Boolean, and numbers formatted as text.
  • AVERAGEIF Function: Calculates the average of the numbers based on the conditions you specify.
  • AVERAGEIFS Function: Calculates the average of the numbers based on the multiple conditions you specify.
  • COUNT Function: Counts the supplied numeric values.
  • COUNTA Function: Counts the supplied values except for blanks.
  • COUNTBLANK Function: Counts the blank values.
  • COUNTIF Function: Counts the values supplied using the condition specified.
  • COUNTIFS Function: Counts the values supplied using the multiple conditions specified.
  • MAX Function: Returns the maximum value from a list of values.
  • MIN Function: Returns the minimum value from a list of values.

7. Excel Lookup Functions

  • ADDRESS Function: Creates a valid cell reference as per the supplied row and column.
  • AREAS Function: Counts the number of ranges in the supplied reference.
  • CHOOSE Function: Returns a value from a list of values using the index number.
  • COLUMN Function: Returns the column number of the referred cell.
  • COLUMNS Function: Count columns referred to in the supplied range.
  • FORMULATEXT Function: Returns the formulas from the cell referred to.
  • HLOOKUP Function: Lookups for a value in the top row of a table and returns the value from the same column using an index number.
  • HYPERLINK Function: Create a text with the hyperlink using the link specified.
  • INDEX Function: Returns a value from a list using the index number of that value in the list.
  • INDIRECT Function: Create a valid cell reference from the text supplied.
  • LOOKUP Function: Lookup for a valuer from a row, column, or array. 
  • MATCH Function: Returns the index number of the value from the list of values.
  • OFFSET Function: Returns a reference to a range which is a specific number of rows and columns away from a cell or range of cells.
  • ROW Function: Returns the row number of the referred cell.
  • ROWS Function: Count rows referred to in the supplied range.
  • TRANSPOSE Function: Changes the orientation of a range.
  • VLOOKUP Function: Lookups for a value in the first column of a table and returns the value from the same row of the matched value using the index number.

8. Excel Information Functions

  • CELL Function: Returns specific information about the cell referred to.
  • ERROR.TYPE Function: Returns a number that represents the error.
  • INFO Function: Returns information about the current operating environment.
  • ISBLANK Function: Checks if the supplied value is blank and returns TRUE.
  • ISERR Function: Checks if the supplied value is an error other than #N/A and returns TRUE.
  • ISERROR Function: Checks if the supplied value is an error and returns TRUE.
  • ISEVEN Function: Checks if the supplied value is an even number and returns TRUE.
  • ISFORMULA Function: Checks if the supplied value is a formula and returns TRUE.
  • ISLOGICAL Function: Checks if the supplied value is logical value and returns TRUE.
  • ISNA Function: Checks if the supplied value is an #N/A and returns TRUE.
  • ISNONTEXT Function: Checks if the supplied value is a non-text value and returns TRUE.
  • ISNUMBER Function: Checks if the supplied value is a number and returns TRUE.
  • ISODD Function: Checks if the supplied value is an odd number and returns TRUE.
  • ISREF Function: Checks if the supplied value is a reference and returns TRUE.
  • ISTEXT Function: Checks if the supplied value is a text and returns TRUE.
  • N Function: Converts a boolean to a number.
  • NA Function: Returns the #N/A.
  • SHEET Function: Returns the sheet number of the referred cell.
  • SHEETS Function: Counts the number of sheets in the reference.
  • TYPE Function: Checks a value for an error and returns a number to represent it.

9. Excel Financial Functions

  • FV Function: Calculates the future value of an investment.
  • PMT Function: Calculate a periodic payment of loan which you need to pay.
  • PV Function: Calculates the present value of financial investment or a loan.

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New Functions XLOOKUP Replaces VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, and INDEX / MATCH XLOOKUP(lookup_value,lookup_array,return_array,[match_mode],[search_mode]) Logical yes AND Checks whether all conditions are met. TRUE/FALSE AND(logical1,logical2) and function example download IF If condition is met, do something, if not, do something else. IF(logical_test,value_if_true,value_if_false) if function example download IFERROR If result is an error then do something else. IFERROR(VALUE,value_if_error) NOT Changes TRUE to FALSE and FALSE to TRUE. NOT(logical) not function example download OR Checks whether any conditions are met. TRUE/FALSE OR(logical1,logical2) or function example download XOR Checks whether one and only one condition is met. TRUE/FALSE XOR(logical1,logical2) xor function example download Lookup & Reference yes FALSE The logical value: FALSE. FALSE TRUE The logical value: TRUE. TRUE ADDRESS Returns a cell address as text. 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INDIRECT(ref_text,C1) indirect function example download LOOKUP Looks up values either horizontally or vertically. LOOKUP(lookup_value,lookup_vector,result_vector) MATCH Searches for a value in a list and returns its position. MATCH(lookup_value,lookup_array,match_type) match function example download OFFSET Creates a reference offset from a starting point. OFFSET(reference,rows,cols,height,width) offset function example download ROW Returns the row number of a cell reference. ROW(reference) row function example download ROWS Returns the number of rows in an array. ROWS(array) rows function example download TRANSPOSE Flips the oriention of a range of cells. TRANSPOSE(array) VLOOKUP Lookup a value in the first column and return a value. VLOOKUP(lookup_value,table_array,col_index_num,range_lookup) vlookup function example download Date & Time yes DATE Returns a date from year, month, and day. DATE(year,month,day) date function example download DATEDIF Number of days, months or years between two dates. DATEDIF DATEVALUE Converts a date stored as text into a valid date DATEVALUE(date_text) datevalue function example download DAY Returns the day as a number (1-31). DAY(serial_number) day function example download DAYS Returns the number of days between two dates. DAYS(end_date,start_date) days function example download DAYS360 Returns days between 2 dates in a 360 day year. DAYS360(start_date,end_date,method) days360 function example download EDATE Returns a date, n months away from a start date. EDATE(start_date,months) edate function example download EOMONTH Returns the last day of the month, n months away date. EOMONTH(start_date,months) eomonth function example download HOUR Returns the hour as a number (0-23). HOUR(serial_number) hour function example download MINUTE Returns the minute as a number (0-59). MINUTE(serial_number) minute function example download MONTH Returns the month as a number (1-12). MONTH(serial_number) month function example download NETWORKDAYS Number of working days between 2 dates. NETWORKDAYS(start_date,end_date,holidays) networkdays function example download NETWORKDAYS.INTL Working days between 2 dates, custom weekends. NETWORKDAYS.INTL(start_date,end_date,weekend,holidays) NOW Returns the current date and time. NOW() SECOND Returns the second as a number (0-59) SECOND(serial_number) second function example download TIME Returns the time from a hour, minute, and second. TIME(hour,minute,second) time function example download TIMEVALUE Converts a time stored as text into a valid time. TIMEVALUE(time_text) timevalue function example download TODAY Returns the current date. TODAY() today function example download WEEKDAY Returns the day of the week as a number (1-7). WEEKDAY(serial_number,return_type) weekday function example download WEEKNUM Returns the week number in a year (1-52). WEEKNUM(serial_number,return_type) weeknum function example download WORKDAY The date n working days from a date. WORKDAY(start_date,days,holidays) workday function example download WORKDAY.INTL The date n working days from a date, custom weekends. WORKDAY.INTL(start_date,days,weekend,holidays) YEAR Returns the year. YEAR(serial_number) year function example download YEARFRAC Returns the fraction of a year between 2 dates. YEARFRAC(start_date,end_date,basis) yearfrac function example download Engineering yes CONVERT Convert number from one unit to another. CONVERT(number,from_unit,to_unit) convert function example download Financial yes FV Calculates the future value. FV(rate,nper,pmt,pv,type) fv function example download PV Calculates the present value. PV(rate,nper,pmt,fv,type) pv function example download NPER Calculates the total number of payment periods. NPER(rate,pmt,pv,fv,type) nper function example download PMT Calculates the payment amount. PMT(rate,nper,pv,fv,type) pmt function example download RATE Calculates the interest Rate. RATE(nper,pmt,pv,fv,type,guess) rate function example download NPV Calculates the net present value. NPV(rate,value1,value2) npv function example download IRR The internal rate of return for a set of periodic CFs. IRR(values,guess) irr function example download XIRR The internal rate of return for a set of non-periodic CFs. XIRR(values,dates,guess) xirr function example download PRICE Calculates the price of a bond. PRICE(settlement,maturity,rate,yld,redemption,FREQUENCY,basis) price function example download YIELD Calculates the bond yield. YIELD(settlement,maturity,rate,pr,redemption,FREQUENCY,basis) yield function example download INTRATE The interest rate of a fully invested security. INTRATE(settlement,maturity,investment,redemption,basis) Information yes CELL Returns information about a cell. CELL(info_type,reference) cell function example download ERROR.TYPE Returns a value representing the cell error. ERROR.TYPE(error_val) ISBLANK Test if cell is blank. TRUE/FALSE ISBLANK(VALUE) isblank function example download ISERR Test if cell value is an error, ignores #N/A. TRUE/FALSE ISERR(VALUE) iserr function example download ISERROR Test if cell value is an error. TRUE/FALSE ISERROR(VALUE) iserror function example download ISEVEN Test if cell value is even. TRUE/FALSE ISEVEN(number) iseven function example download ISFORMULA Test if cell is a formula. TRUE/FALSE ISFORMULA(reference) isformula function example download ISLOGICAL Test if cell is logical (TRUE or FALSE). TRUE/FALSE ISLOGICAL(VALUE) islogical function example download ISNA Test if cell value is #N/A. TRUE/FALSE ISNA(VALUE) isna function example download ISNONTEXT Test if cell is not text (blank cells are not text). TRUE/FALSE ISNONTEXT(VALUE) isnontext function example download ISNUMBER Test if cell is a number. TRUE/FALSE ISNUMBER(VALUE) isnumber function example download ISODD Test if cell value is odd. TRUE/FALSE ISODD(number) ISREF Test if cell value is a reference. TRUE/FALSE ISREF(VALUE) isref function example download ISTEXT Test if cell is text. TRUE/FALSE ISTEXT(VALUE) istext function example download N Converts a value to a number. N(VALUE) NA Returns the error: #N/A. NA() TYPE Returns the type of value in a cell. TYPE(VALUE) Math yes ABS Calculates the absolute value of a number. ABS(number) abs function example download AGGREGATE Define and perform calculations for a database or a list. AGGREGATE(function_num,options,array,k) CEILING Rounds a number up, to the nearest specified multiple. CEILING(number,significance) ceiling function example download COS Returns the cosine of an angle. COS(number) cos function example download DEGREES Converts radians to degrees. DEGREES(angle) degrees function example download DSUM Sums database records that meet certain criteria. DSUM(database,field,criteria) dsum function example download EVEN Rounds to the nearest even integer. EVEN(number) EXP Calculates the exponential value for a given number. EXP(number) exp function example download FACT Returns the factorial. FACT(number) FLOOR Rounds a number down, to the nearest specified multiple. FLOOR(number,significance) floor function example download GCD Returns the greatest common divisor. GCD(number1,number2) INT Rounds a number down to the nearest integer. INT(number) LCM Returns the least common multiple. LCM(number1,number2) LN Returns the natural logarithm of a number. LN(number) ln function example download LOG Returns the logarithm of a number to a specified base. LOG(number,base) log function example download LOG10 Returns the base-10 logarithm of a number. LOG10(number) log10 function example download MOD Returns the remainder after dividing. MOD(number,divisor) mod function example download MROUND Rounds a number to a specified multiple. MROUND(number,multiple) mround function example download ODD Rounds to the nearest odd integer. ODD(number) PI The value of PI. PI() pi function example download POWER Calculates a number raised to a power. POWER(number,power) power function example download PRODUCT Multiplies an array of numbers. PRODUCT(number1,number2) product function example download QUOTIENT Returns the integer result of division. QUOTIENT(numerator,denominator) quotient function example download RADIANS Converts an angle into radians. RADIANS(angle) radians function example download RAND Calculates a random number between 0 and 1. RAND() rand function example download RANDBETWEEN Calculates a random number between two numbers. RANDBETWEEN(bottom,top) randbetween function example download ROUND Rounds a number to a specified number of digits. ROUND(number,num_digits) round function example download ROUNDDOWN Rounds a number down (towards zero). ROUNDDOWN(number,num_digits) rounddown function example download ROUNDUP Rounds a number up (away from zero). ROUNDUP(number,num_digits) roundup function example download SIGN Returns the sign of a number. SIGN(number) SIN Returns the sine of an angle. SIN(number) sin function example download SQRT Calculates the square root of a number. SQRT(number) sqrt function example download SUBTOTAL Returns a summary statistic for a series of data. SUBTOTAL(function_num,REH1) subtotal function example download SUM Adds numbers together. SUM(number1,number2) sum function example download SUMIF Sums numbers that meet a criteria. SUMIF(range,criteria,sum_range) sumif function example download SUMIFS Sums numbers that meet multiple criteria. SUMIFS(sum_range,criteria_range,criteria) SUMPRODUCT Multiplies arrays of numbers and sums the resultant array. SUMPRODUCT(array1,array2,array3) sumproduct function example download TAN Returns the tangent of an angle. TAN(number) tan function example download TRUNC Truncates a number to a specific number of digits. TRUNC(number,num_digits) Stats yes AVERAGE Averages numbers. AVERAGE(number1,number2) average function example download AVERAGEA Averages numbers. Includes text & FALSE =0, TRUE =1. AVERAGEA(value1,value2) averagea function example download AVERAGEIF Averages numbers that meet a criteria. AVERAGEIF(range,criteria,average_range) averageif function example download AVERAGEIFS Averages numbers that meet multiple criteria. AVERAGEIFS(average_range,criteria_range,criteria) CORREL Calculates the correlation of two series. CORREL(array1,array2) correl function example download COUNT Counts cells that contain a number. COUNT(value1,value2) count function example download COUNTA Count cells that are non-blank. COUNTA(value1,value2) counta function example download COUNTBLANK Counts cells that are blank. COUNTBLANK(range) countblank function example download COUNTIF Counts cells that meet a criteria. COUNTIF(range,criteria) countif function example download COUNTIFS Counts cells that meet multiple criteria. COUNTIFS(criteria_range,criteria) FORECAST Predict future y-values from linear trend line. FORECAST(x,known_y’s,known_x’s) forecast function example download FREQUENCY Counts values that fall within specified ranges. FREQUENCY(data_array,bins_array) frequency function example download GROWTH Calculates Y values based on exponential growth. GROWTH(known_ys,known_x,new_x,const) growth function example download INTERCEPT Calculates the Y intercept for a best-fit line. INTERCEPT(known_ys,known_xs) intercept function example download LARGE Returns the kth largest value. LARGE(array,k) large function example download LINEST Returns statistics about a trendline. LINEST(known_ys,known_xs,const,stats) linest function example download MAX Returns the largest number. MAX(number1,number2) max function example download MEDIAN Returns the median number. MEDIAN(number1,number2) median function example download MIN Returns the smallest number. MIN(number1,number2) min function example download MODE Returns the most common number. MODE(number1,number2) mode function example download PERCENTILE Returns the kth percentile. PERCENTILE(array,k) percentile function example download PERCENTILE.INC Returns the kth percentile. Where k is inclusive. PERCENTILE.INC(array,k) PERCENTILE.EXC Returns the kth percentile. Where k is exclusive. PERCENTILE.EXC(array,k) QUARTILE Returns the specified quartile value. QUARTILE(array,quart) quartile function example download QUARTILE.INC Returns the specified quartile value. Inclusive. QUARTILE.INC(array,quart) QUARTILE.EXC Returns the specified quartile value. Exclusive. QUARTILE.EXC(array,quart) RANK Rank of a number within a series. RANK(number,ref,order) rank function example download RANK.AVG Rank of a number within a series. Averages. RANK.AVG(number,ref,order) RANK.EQ Rank of a number within a series. Top Rank. RANK.EQ(number,ref,order) SLOPE Calculates the slope from linear regression. SLOPE(known_ys,known_xs) slope function example download SMALL Returns the kth smallest value. SMALL(array,k) small function example download STDEV Calculates the standard deviation. STDEV(number1,number2) STDEV.P Calculates the SD of an entire population. STDEV.P(number1,number2) STDEV.S Calculates the SD of a sample. STDEV.S(number1,number2) STDEVP Calculates the SD of an entire population STDEVP(number1,number2) TREND Calculates Y values based on a trendline. TREND(known_ys,known_xs,new_xs,const) trend function example download Text yes CHAR Returns a character specified by a code. CHAR(number) char function example download CLEAN Removes all non-printable characters. CLEAN(text) clean function example download CODE Returns the numeric code for a character. CODE(text) code function example download CONCATENATE Combines text together. CONCATENATE(text1,text2) concatenate function example download DOLLAR Converts a number to text in currency format. DOLLAR(number,decimals) EXACT Test if cells are exactly equal. Case-sensitive. TRUE/FALSE EXACT(text1,text2) exact function example download FIND Locates position of text within a cell.Case-sensitive. FIND(find_text,within_text,start_num) find function example download LEFT Truncates text a number of characters from the left. LEFT(text,num_chars) left function example download LEN Counts number of characters in text. LEN(text) len function example download LOWER Converts text to lower case. LOWER(text) lower function example download MID Extracts text from the middle of a cell. MID(text,start_num,num_chars) mid function example download PROPER Converts text to proper case. PROPER(text) proper function example download REPLACE Replaces text based on it’s location. REPLACE(old_text,start_num,num_chars,new_text) REPT Repeats text a number of times. REPT(text,number_times) rept function example download RIGHT Truncates text a number of characters from the right. RIGHT(text,num_chars) right function example download SEARCH Locates position of text within a cell.Not Case-sensitive. SEARCH(find_text,within_text,start_num) search function example download SUBSTITUTE Finds and replaces text. Case-sensitive. SUBSTITUTE(text,old_text,new_text,instance_num) substitute function example download TEXT Converts a value into text with a specific number format. TEXT(VALUE,format_text) text function example download TRIM Removes all extra spaces from text. TRIM(text) trim function example download UPPER Converts text to upper case. UPPER(text) upper function example download VALUE Converts a number stored as text into a number. VALUE(text) value function example download

Here you will find a detailed tutorial on 100+ Excel Functions & VBA Functions. Each Excel function is covered in detail with Examples and Videos.

Excel Functions – Date and Time

Excel Function Description
Excel DATE Function

Excel DATE function can be used when you want to get the date value using the year, month and, day values as the input arguments. It returns a serial number that represents a specific date in Excel.

​Excel DATEVALUE Function

Excel DATEVALUE function is best suited for situations when a date is stored as text. This function converts the date from text format to a serial number that Excel recognizes as a date.

Excel DAY Function

Excel DAY function can be used when you want to get the day value (ranging between 1 to 31) from a specified date. It returns a value between 0 and 31 depending on the date used as the input.

Excel HOUR Function

Excel HOUR function can be used when you want to get the HOUR integer value from a specified time value. It returns a value between 0 (12:00 A.M.) and 23 (11:00 P.M.) depending on the time value used as the input

Excel MINUTE Function

Excel MINUTE function can be used when you want to get the MINUTE integer value from a specified time value. It returns a value between 0 and 59 depending on the time value used as the input.

Excel NETWORKDAYS Function Excel NETWORKDAYS function can be used when you want to get the number of working days between two given dates. It does not count the weekends between the specified dates (by default the weekend is Saturday and Sunday). It can also exclude any specified holidays.
Excel NETWORKDAYS.INTL Function

Excel NETWORKDAYS.INTL function can be used when you want to get the number of working days between two given dates. It does not count the weekends and holidays, both of which can be specified by the user. It also enables you to specify the weekend (for example, you can specify Friday and Saturday as the weekend, or only Sunday as the weekend).

Excel NOW Function Excel NOW function can be used to get the current date and time value.
Excel SECOND Function

Excel SECOND function can be used want to get the integer value of the seconds from a specified time value. It returns a value between 0 and 59 depending on the time value used as the input.

Excel TODAY Function Excel TODAY function can be used to get the current date. It returns a serial number that represents the current date.
Excel WEEKDAY Function

Excel WEEKDAY function can be used to get the day of the week as a number for the specified date. It returns a number between 1 and 7 that represents the corresponding day of the week.

Excel WORKDAY Function

Excel WORKDAY function can be used when you want to get the date after a given number of working days. By default, it takes Saturday and Sunday as the weekend

Excel WORKDAY.INTL Function

Excel WORKDAY.INTL function can be used when you want to get the date after a given number of working days. In this function, you can specify the weekend to be days other than Saturday and Sunday.

Excel DATEDIF Function

Excel DATEDIF function can be used when you want to calculate the number of years, months, or days between the two specified dates. A good example would be calculating the age.

Excel Functions – Logical

Excel Function Description
Excel AND Function

Excel AND function can be used when you want to check multiple conditions. It returns TRUE only when all the given conditions are true.

Excel FALSE Function

Excel FALSE function returns the logical value FALSE. It does not take any input arguments.

Excel IF Function

Excel IF Function is best suited for situations where you want to evaluate a condition, and the return a value if it is TRUE and another value if it is FALSE.

Excel IFS Function

Excel IFS Function is best suited for situations where you want to test multiple conditions at once and then return the result based on it. This is helpful as you don’t have to create long nested IF formulas that can get confusing.

Excel IFERROR Function Excel IFERROR function is best-suited to handle formula that evaluates to an error. You can specify a value to show if the formula returns an error.
Excel NOT Function

Excel NOT function can be used when you want to reverse the value of a logical argument (TRUE/FALSE).

Excel OR Function Excel OR function can be used when you want to check multiple conditions. It returns TRUE if any of the given condition is true.
Excel TRUE Function

Excel TRUE function returns the logical value TRUE. It does not take any input arguments.

Excel Functions – Lookup & Reference

Excel Function Description
Excel COLUMN Function

Excel COLUMN function can be used when you want to get the column number of a specified cell.

Excel COLUMNS Function

Excel COLUMNS function can be used when you want to get the number of columns in a specified range or array. It returns a number that represents the total number of columns in the specified range or array.

Excel HLOOKUP Function

Excel HLOOKUP function is best suited for situations when you are looking for a matching data point in a row, and when the matching data point is found, you go down that column and fetch a value from a cell which is specified a number of rows below the top row.

Excel INDEX Function

Excel INDEX function can be used when you have the position (row number and column number) of a value in a table, and you want to fetch that value. This is often use with the MATCH function and is a powerful alternative to the VLOOKUP function.

Excel INDIRECT Function

Excel INDIRECT function can be used when you have the references as text and you want to get the values from those references. It returns the reference specified by the text string.

Excel MATCH Function

Excel MATCH function can be used when you want to get the relative position of a lookup value in a list or an array. It returns a number that represents the position of the lookup value in the array.

Excel OFFSET Function

Excel OFFSET function can be used when you want to get a reference which offsets specified number of rows and columns from the starting point. It returns the reference that OFFSET function points to.

Excel ROW Function

Excel ROW Function function can be used when you want to get the row number of a cell reference. For example, =ROW(B4) would return 4, as it is in the fourth row.

Excel ROWS Function

Excel ROWS Function can be used when you want to get the number of rows in a specified range or array. It returns a number that represents the total number of rows in the specified range or array.

Excel VLOOKUP Function

Excel VLOOKUP function is best suited for situations when you are looking for a matching data point in a column, and when the matching data point is found, you go to the right in that row and fetch a value from a cell which is a specified number of columns to the right.

Excel XLOOKUP Function

Excel XLOOKUP function is a new function for Office 365 users and is an enhanced version of the VLOOKUP/HLOOKUP functions. It can be used to lookup and fetch the value in a dataset, and can replace most of what we do with older lookup formulas.

Excel FILTER Function

Excel FILTER function is a new function for Office 365 users that allows you to quickly filter and extract data based on the given condition (or multiple conditions).

Excel Functions – Math

Excel Function Description
Excel INT Function

Excel INT Function can be used when you want to get the integer portion of a number.

Excel MOD Function

Excel MOD function can be used when you want to get the remainder when one number is divided by another. It returns a numerical value that represents the remainder when one number is divided by another.

Excel RAND Function

Excel RAND function can be used when you want to generate evenly distributed random numbers between 0 and 1. It returns a number between 0 and 1

Excel RANDBETWEEN Function

Excel RANDBETWEEN function can be used when you want to generate evenly distributed random numbers between a top and bottom range specified by the user. It returns a number between the top and bottom range specified by the user.

Excel ROUND Function

Excel ROUND function can be used when you want to return a number rounded to a specified number of digits.

Excel SUM Function Excel SUM function can be used to add all numbers in a range of cells.
Excel SUMIF Function

Excel SUMIF function can be used when you want to add the values in a range if the specified condition is met.

Excel SUMIFS Function

Excel SUMIFS function can be used when you want to add the values in a range if multiple specified criteria are met.

Excel SUMPRODUCT Function

Excel SUMPRODUCT function can be used when you want to first multiply two or more sets to arrays and then get its sum

Excel Functions – Statistics

Excel Function Description
Excel RANK Function

Excel RANK function can be used when you want to rank a number against a list of numbers. It returns a number that represents the relative rank of the number against the list of numbers.

Excel AVERAGE Function

Excel AVERAGE function can be used when you want to get the average (arithmetic mean) of the specified arguments.

Excel AVERAGEIF Function

Excel AVERAGEIF function can be used when you want to get the average (arithmetic mean) of all the values in a range of cells that meet a given criteria.

Excel AVERAGEIFS Function

Excel AVERAGEIFS function can be used when you want to get the average (arithmetic mean) of all the cells in a range that meets multiple criteria.

Excel COUNT Function Excel COUNT function can be used to count the number of cells that contain numbers.
Excel COUNTA Function

Excel COUNTA function can be used when you want to count all the cells in a range that are not empty.

Excel COUNTBLANK Function

Excel COUNTBALNK function can be used when you have to count all the empty cells in a range.

Excel COUNTIF Function

Excel COUNTIF function can be used when you want to count the number of cells that meet a specified criterion.

Excel COUNTIFS Function

Excel COUNTIFS function can be used when you want to count the number of cells that meet a single or multiple criteria.

Excel LARGE Function

Excel LARGE function can be used to get the Kth largest value from a range of cells or array. For example, you can get the third largest value from a range of cells.

Excel MAX Function

Excel MAX function can be used when you want to get the largest value from a set of values.

Excel MIN Function

Excel MIN function can be used when you want to get the smallest value from a set of values.

Excel SMALL Function

Excel SMALL function can be used to get the Kth smallest value from a range of cells or array. For example, you can get the third smallestvalue from a range of cells.

​Excel Functions – Text Functions

Excel Function Description
Excel CONCATENATE Function

Excel CONCATENATE function can be used when you want to join 2 or more characters or strings. It can be used to join text, numbers, cell references, or a combination of these.

Excel FIND Function

Excel FIND function can be used when you want to locate a text string within another text string and find its position. It returns a number that represents the starting position of the string you are finding in another string. It is case-sensitive.

Excel LEFT Function Excel LEFT function can be used to extract text from left of the string. It returns the specified number of characters from the left of the string
Excel LEN Function

Excel LEN function can be used when you want to get the total number of characters in a specified string. This is useful when you want to know the length of a string in a cell.

Excel LOWER Function

Excel LOWER function can be used when you want to convert all uppercase letter in a text string to lowercase. Numbers, special characters, and punctuations are not changed by the LOWER function.

Excel MID Function

Excel MID function can be used to extract a specified number of characters from a string. It returns the sub-string from a string.

Excel PROPER Function

Excel PROPER function can be used when you want to capitalize the first character of every word. Numbers, special characters, and punctuations are not changed by the PROPER function.

Excel REPLACE Function

Excel REPLACE function can be used when you want to replace a part of the text string with another string. It returns a text string where a part of the text has been replaced by the specified string.

Excel REPT Function

Excel REPT function can be used when you want to repeat a specified text a certain number of times.

Excel RIGHT Function The RIGHT function can be used to extract text from the right of the string. It returns the specified number of characters from the right of the string
Excel SEARCH Function

Excel SEARCH function can be used when you want to locate a text string within another text string and find its position. It returns a number that represents the starting position of the string you are finding in another string. It is NOT case-sensitive.

Excel SUBSTITUTE Function

Excel SUBSTITUTE function can be used when you want to substitute text with new specified text in a string. It returns a text string where an old text has been substituted by the new one.

Excel TEXT Function

Excel TEXT function can be used when you want to convert a number to text format and display it in a specified format.

Excel TRIM Function Excel TRIM function can be used when you want to remove leading, trailing, and double spaces in Excel.
Excel UPPER Function Excel UPPER function can be used when you want to convert all lowercase letters in a text string to uppercase. Numbers, special characters, and punctuations are not changed by the UPPER function.

Excel Functions – Info

Excel Function Description
Excel ISBLANK Function

Excel ISERROR Function

Excel ISNA Function

Excel ISNUMBER Function

Excel ISEVEN Function

Excel ISODD Function

Excel ISLOGICAL Function

Excel ISTEXT Function

Excel IS function returns TRUE when specified condition is TRUE. For example, ISNA would return TRUE if the cell has a #N/A! error.

Excel Functions – Financial

Excel Function Description
​Excel PMT Function Excel PMT function helps you calculate the payment you need to make for a loan when you know the total loan amount, interest rate, and the number of constant payments.
Excel NPV Function Excel NPV function allows you to calculate the Net Present Value of all the cashflows when you know the discount rate
Excel IRR Function Excel IRR function allows you to calculate the Internal Rate of Return when you have the cashflows data

VBA Functions

Excel Function Description
VBA TRIM Function

VBA TRIM function allows you to remove the leading and trailing spaces from a text string in Excel. It can be a useful VBA function if you want to quickly clean the data.

VBA SPLIT Function

VBA SPLIT function alllows you to split a text string based on the delimiter. For example, if you want to split text based on a comma or tab or colon, you can do that with the SPLIT function.

VBA MsgBox Function

VBA MsgBox is a function that displays a dialog box that you can use to inform your users by showing a custom message or get some basic inputs (such as Yes/No or OK/Cancel).

VBA INSTR Function

VBA InStr function finds the position of a specified substring within the string and returns the first position of its occurrence.

VBA UCase Function

Excel VBA UCASE function takes a string as the input and converts all the lower case characters into upper case.

VBA LCase Function

Excel VBA LCASE function takes a string as the input and converts all the upper case characters into lower case.

VBA DIR Function

Use VBA DIR function when you want to get the name of the file or a folder, using their path name

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The complete Excel Functions list includes lookup, logic, date and time, text, information, and math functions with examples. Excel Functions are built-in presets, so Excel functions are hard-coded formulas with short, user-friendly names.

The list contains 300+ built-in Excel functions. Furthermore, look at the library of useful advanced functions (UDFs). If you want to jump to a specific category, use the list below; else, use the Search box for the latest tutorials.

  • User-defined functions (must-have)
  • Logical
  • Text
  • Lookup
  • Date and Time
  • Dynamic array
  • Information
  • Math
  • Statistical
  • Financial

Excel Function List

Logical

The functions below use logical tests and logical operators to evaluate a formula. Learn more about Boolean expressions.

LOOKUP

Here is the list of lookup functions in Excel. Of course, we already know that XLOOKUP changes everything. But it is worth keeping in mind the older lookup functions too.

User-defined functions

UDFs are advanced functions.

Date and Time

Date and Time functions help you create calculations based on dates and times.

Text

Text functions in Excel enable you to perform various calculations using strings.

Dynamic Array

Dynamic Arrays are resizable arrays. From now, Excel calculates the array automatically and returns values into multiple cells based on a formula entered in a single cell.

Information

Take a quick overview of information functions in Excel.

Math

Math Functions are great.

Math – Part 2

Financial

Use financial functions if you want.

Financial – Part 2

Statistical

Statistical – Part 2

Trigonometry

Engineering

Database

How to use Excel Functions?

To use a function, type an equal sign (=) in the formula bar or the cell to enter a function you want to use. After that, enter the function’s name and the arguments. There are custom functions in Excel, user-defined functions. If you want to learn more about how to solve complex tasks using UDFs, read our guide.

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