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
Math and trigonometry: Returns the arccotangent of a number
ACOTH function
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
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
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
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
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
Statistical: Returns the individual term binomial distribution probability
BINOM.DIST.RANGE function
Statistical: Returns the probability of a trial result using a binomial distribution
BINOM.INV function
Statistical: Returns the smallest value for which the cumulative binomial distribution is less than or equal to a criterion value
BITAND function
Engineering: Returns a ‘Bitwise And’ of two numbers
BITLSHIFT function
Engineering: Returns a value number shifted left by shift_amount bits
BITOR function
Engineering: Returns a bitwise OR of 2 numbers
BITRSHIFT function
Engineering: Returns a value number shifted right by shift_amount bits
BITXOR function
Engineering: Returns a bitwise ‘Exclusive Or’ of two numbers
BYCOL
Logical: Applies a LAMBDA to each column and returns an array of the results
BYROW
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
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
Statistical: Returns the cumulative beta probability density function
CHISQ.DIST.RT function
Statistical: Returns the one-tailed probability of the chi-squared distribution
CHISQ.INV function
Statistical: Returns the cumulative beta probability density function
CHISQ.INV.RT function
Statistical: Returns the inverse of the one-tailed probability of the chi-squared distribution
CHISQ.TEST function
Statistical: Returns the test for independence
CHOOSE function
Lookup and reference: Chooses a value from a list of values
CHOOSECOLS
Lookup and reference: Returns the specified columns from an array
CHOOSEROWS
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
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
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
Statistical: Returns the confidence interval for a population mean
CONFIDENCE.T function
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
Math and trigonometry: Returns the hyperbolic cosine of a number
COTH function
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
Statistical: Returns covariance, the average of the products of paired deviations
COVARIANCE.S function
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
Math and trigonometry: Returns the cosecant of an angle
CSCH function
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
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
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
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
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
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
Engineering: Returns the error function
ERFC function
Engineering: Returns the complementary error function
ERFC.PRECISE function
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
Lookup and reference: Expands or pads an array to specified row and column dimensions
EXPON.DIST function
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
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
Statistical: Returns the F probability distribution
FILTER function
Lookup and reference: Filters a range of data based on criteria you define
FILTERXML function
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
Statistical: Returns the inverse of the F probability distribution
F.INV.RT function
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
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
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
Statistical: Returns a confidence interval for the forecast value at the specified target date
FORECAST.ETS.SEASONALITY function
Statistical: Returns the length of the repetitive pattern Excel detects for the specified time series
FORECAST.ETS.STAT function
Statistical: Returns a statistical value as a result of time series forecasting
FORECAST.LINEAR function
Statistical: Returns a future value based on existing values
FORMULATEXT function
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
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
Statistical: Returns the Gamma function value
GAMMA.DIST function
Statistical: Returns the gamma distribution
GAMMADIST function
Compatibility: Returns the gamma distribution
In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.
GAMMA.INV function
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
Statistical: Returns the natural logarithm of the gamma function, Γ(x)
GAUSS function
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
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
Logical: Returns the value you specify if the expression resolves to #N/A, otherwise returns the result of the expression
IFS function
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
Engineering: Returns the hyperbolic cosine of a complex number
IMCOT function
Engineering: Returns the cotangent of a complex number
IMCSC function
Engineering: Returns the cosecant of a complex number
IMCSCH function
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
Engineering: Returns the secant of a complex number
IMSECH function
Engineering: Returns the hyperbolic secant of a complex number
IMSIN function
Engineering: Returns the sine of a complex number
IMSINH function
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
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
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
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
Math and trigonometry: Returns a number that is rounded up to the nearest integer or to the nearest multiple of significance
ISOWEEKNUM function
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
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
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
Statistical: Returns the cumulative lognormal distribution
LOGNORMDIST function
Compatibility: Returns the cumulative lognormal distribution
LOGNORM.INV function
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
Logical: Returns a calculated array of a specified row and column size, by applying a LAMBDA
MAP
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
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
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
Statistical: Returns a vertical array of the most frequently occurring, or repetitive values in an array or range of data
MODE.SNGL function
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
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
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
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
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
Compatibility: Returns the inverse of the normal cumulative distribution
Note: In Excel 2007, this is a Statistical function.
NORM.S.DIST function
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
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
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
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
Statistical: Returns the k-th percentile of values in a range, where k is in the range 0..1, exclusive
PERCENTILE.INC function
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
Statistical: Returns the rank of a value in a data set as a percentage (0..1, exclusive) of the data set
PERCENTRANK.INC function
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
Statistical: Returns the number of permutations for a given number of objects (with repetitions) that can be selected from the total objects
PHI function
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
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
Statistical: Returns the quartile of the data set, based on percentile values from 0..1, exclusive
QUARTILE.INC function
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
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
Statistical: Returns the rank of a number in a list of numbers
RANK.EQ function
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
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
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
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
Math and trigonometry: Returns the secant of an angle
SECH function
Math and trigonometry: Returns the hyperbolic secant of an angle
SECOND function
Date and time: Converts a serial number to a second
SEQUENCE function
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
Information: Returns the sheet number of the referenced sheet
SHEETS function
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
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
Lookup and reference: Sorts the contents of a range or array
SORTBY function
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
Statistical: Calculates standard deviation based on the entire population
STDEV.S function
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
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
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
Statistical: Returns the Percentage Points (probability) for the Student t-distribution
T.DIST.2T function
Statistical: Returns the Percentage Points (probability) for the Student t-distribution
T.DIST.RT function
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
Text: Returns text that occurs after given character or string
TEXTBEFORE
Text: Returns text that occurs before a given character or string
TEXTJOIN
Text: Combines the text from multiple ranges and/or strings
TEXTSPLIT
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
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
Statistical: Returns the inverse of the Student’s t-distribution
TINV function
Compatibility: Returns the inverse of the Student’s t-distribution
TOCOL
Lookup and reference: Returns the array in a single column
TOROW
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
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
Text: Returns the Unicode character that is references by the given numeric value
UNICODE function
Text: Returns the number (code point) that corresponds to the first character of the text
UNIQUE function
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
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
Statistical: Calculates variance based on the entire population
VAR.S function
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
Look and reference: Appends arrays vertically and in sequence to return a larger array
WEBSERVICE function
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
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
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
Look and reference: Wraps the provided row or column of values by columns after a specified number of elements
WRAPROWS
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
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
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
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
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.
How to Show Formulas in Excel: 4 easy methods (2023)
Have you ever worked on a spreadsheet densely packed with formulas?
In such a case, to make sense of how each of the formulas works and how the results are derived, you might want to see the formulas in the cells.
This guide will teach you how to display formulas in Excel. 😀
Download our sample workbook here to follow the guide as we dive into the details of this topic.
How to show formulas in Excel from ribbon
Type any formula into Excel, say = 2+ 2, and hit ‘Enter’.
It’ll take Excel less than a nano-second to run the formula above and display results.
But what if you want the formula ‘= 2 + 2’ to be on the display only? Here’s how you can do it.
1. Select any cell of your worksheet.
2. Go to the Ribbon > Formulas Tab > Formula Auditing group.
3. Click on the button ‘Show Formulas’.
4. Excel will now display the formulas for all cells in the worksheet and not the result.
Nice! How can we now get back the results?
5. Go back to the Ribbon > Formulas Tab > Formula Auditing group.
6. Again Click on the button ‘Show Formulas’, and there you go.
Excel again displays the result and not the formula.
Show formulas using the shortcut command
You can also display formulas in Excel by using a shortcut key. It is swift and easy.
1. Click any cell of an Excel worksheet.
2. Press the Ctrl key + Grave Accent Key ( ` ).
Can’t find the grave accent key on your keyboard? Look to the left of 1 from the number keys.
This puts all cells of that worksheet to display formulas instead of the results.
Note that this shortcut only displays formulas for all cells of the active worksheet. Not the entire workbook.
4. Want to go back already? Press the Ctrl key + Grave Accent Key ( ` ) again.
Excel takes the display back to the results. No more formulas.
That’s for Windows users. Does the method change for Mac users?
Certainly not. Even if you’re a Mac user, the process remains the same. Press the Control key + grave accent key (`) to display formulas.
Whenever you’re done and want to go back to the default display, again press the same keys together.
How to display formulas in specific cells only
We’ve come across two methods to display formulas in Excel already. However, did you notice something?
Both the above methods would display formulas for all the cells of the active worksheet.
But what if you only want to display the formula of a selected cell? There are two ways you can achieve this.
i. Add a space before the formula
Take the following image as an example, where cells A1, A2, and A3 have a formula.
You want to display the formula for cells A1 and A2 only and not for cell A3.
1. Select Cell A1 and A2.
2. Go to Home Tab > Editing group > Find & Select > Replace.
This launches the Find and Replace dialog box as below.
You may use the keyboard shortcut Control + H to launch the Find & Replace feature.
3. Against the Find tab, punch in an equal sign ‘=’.
4. Against the Replace tab, punch in an equal sign but after a space character ‘ =’.
This way the formulas in the selected cells will not start with an equal sign but a space character. And Excel only recognizes a formula when it starts with an equal sign.
5. The results only in the selected cells will be replaced by formulas as follows.
The selected range (Cell A1 and A2) shows formulas. Cell A3 continues to show the results.
ii. Add an apostrophe before the formula
If you do not want a space character visible in the cell, you may use this method instead.
1. Select Cell A1 and A2.
2. Go to Home Tab > Editing group > Find & Select > Replace.
3. In the Find and Replace dialog box, punch in an equal sign (=) against Find.
4. Against the Replace tab, punch in an equal sign but after an apostrophe (‘=).
This way the formulas in the selected cells will not start with an equal sign but an apostrophe. Whenever something starts with an apostrophe in a cell, Excel takes it as a text string.
5. The results only in the selected cells will be replaced by formulas as follows.
However, unlike the space character, the apostrophe is not visible in the cell. It is only visible in the formula bar or in the edit mode.
Pro Tip!
If you are in a hurry and only want to have a glimpse of the formula in a cell, the above methods might not suit you.
To check the formula to a cell, you may press ‘F2’. This will instantly show the formula running behind a cell.
However, as soon as you click away or press enter, the formula would be replaced by the result.
How to show formulas with the FORMULATEXT function
It’s time we introduce you to a modern-day Excel function. We bet you’ve not heard of it before.
The image below has a cell that contains a formula.
Do you want this formula to appear as it appears in the formula bar but in a different cell?
1. Activate a cell and write the FORMULATEXT function as follows.
= FORMULATEXT (A1)
Write that as the 2nd argument in the MATCH function, replacing what’s currently there.
The FORMULATEXT function of Excel has a single argument – the reference argument.
In the reference argument, you create a reference to the cell whose formula you want to be displayed. We have created the reference to cell A1.
2. Hit enter to see the results as follows.
Note how Excel displays the formula of the referenced cell.
You can display the formula of any cell doing so. 😉
Pro Tip!
What if cell A1 above contained a formula with reference to another workbook?
The FORMULATEXT function would give back a #N/A error if that workbook is not open in the background.
How to select all formulas in the selection
If you’ve only received an Excel file prepared by someone else, how can you quickly identify the cells that have a formula running behind them?
The image below has a list of numbers (some of which are the result of a formula). Whereas, some others are simply punched in numeric values.
To select the formulas for the first six cells of this list (A1 to A6), follow these steps.
1. Select the cells (Cell A1 to A6).
2. Go to the Home Tab > Editing > Find & Select > Go to Special.
Or press down the Control key + G.
3. From the ‘Go To’ dialog box, click special.
4. Check ‘Formulas’ and press okay.
5. Excel selects all the cells that have a formula from Cell A1 to A6.
A5 and A6 do not have any formulas but only numbers. Hence, Excel did not select them.
You can format cells (highlight them) or check the count of these cells from the status bar.
How to print formulas
Whenever you print an Excel sheet, the print contains the calculated results. Not the formulas.
Need the print of your spreadsheet to have the formulas instead of the results?
1. Perform either of the methods above to display the formula in cells.
2. Once your worksheet begins displaying formulas, go to File Tab > Print..
Or just use the print keyboard shortcut. Hit the Control key + P.
3. Here’s what the print preview looks like.
The final printed version would contain formulas and not their calculated results.
That’s it – Now what?
The tutorial above guides you on everything about formulas. Starting from displaying formulas in Excel to printing them.
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In Excel, we have an option to show those formulas to study the relationship of the formula. There is also a keyboard shortcut to show formulas in Excel, which we will explore further. Follow the steps to find that option in Excel.
You can download this Show Formulas Excel Template here – Show Formulas Excel Template
Click on the “Formulas” tab, then “Formula Auditing” and “Show Formulas.”
Once we click on those options, all the formulas in the Excel sheet will be visible instead of the values of the formula.
If you again click on that option, Excel will start to show the values instead of the formula itself.
Below is an example of that showing formulas.
Below are the steps of showing formulas:
- First, select the formula cell range.
- Now, go to the “Formulas” tab and click on the “Show Formulas” option.
- Once you click on that option, Excel shows the formula instead of the formula results.
Table of contents
- How to Show Formula in Excel?
- Shortcut to Show Formula in Excel
- How to Enable Show Formula in Workbook Option?
- Print Formulas using Show Formula Option
- Hide Formulas in Excel
- Things to Remember
- Recommended Articles
Shortcut to Show Formula in Excel
The shortcut to show the formula in Excel is “Ctrl + `.” The key (‘) is on the keyboard below the “Esc” button.
How to Enable Show Formula in Workbook Option?
Showing formulas is not a workbook-level option. But, we can offer all the formulas at once by changing our default settings of Excel.
Follow the below steps to enable this option.
- Step 1: Go to the “File” option in Excel.
- Step 2: Now, click on “Options.”
- Step 3: Go to the “Advanced” option.
- Step 4: Scroll down and find “Show formulas in cells instead of their calculated results.”
It seems a long process but is very useful if you want to show multiple sheets’ formulas. However, making one sheet at a time is a very time-consuming process. So, we can rely on these settings options.
Print Formulas using Show Formula Option
We can print these formulas instead of the values using this formula option.
- Step 1: Select the formula cells (if you need particular cells to be displayed, then select those cells only) and click on this formula option. (We can use the shortcut Ctrl + ` ).
It would show up all the selected cell formulas.
- Step 2: Select the printable region data and press the “ALT + P + R + S” shortcut keys. It would set up the print area.
- Step 3: Now, press the “Ctrl + P” keys. It will print all the formulas. Now, you can return and press “Ctrl + `” to remove the visible formulas option and make the values visible.
Hide Formulas in Excel
We cannot only show the formula but also hide those formulas to be visible to other users by protecting the sheet.
- Step 1: Select the formula cells.
Step 2: Right-click and select “Format CellsFormatting cells is an important technique to master because it makes any data presentable, crisp, and in the user’s preferred format. The formatting of the cell depends upon the nature of the data present.read more.”
- Step 3: Select the “Protection” tab and check the “Hidden” box.
- Step 4: Now, click on the “Review” tab and select “Protect Sheet.”
- Step 5: Type the password and protect the sheet.
Things to Remember
- Since “Ctrl + `” is a toggle option, we can show formulas and values after every alternative click.
- We must always study the formula and return to formula values but never lose formulas.
- We often type “Ctrl + `” when using shortcuts. So, do not panic; try typing “Ctrl +`.” It will give back your values.
- If the format of the cell is “TEXT,” then it may show the formula in Excel rather than the values of the formula. Apply “General” formatting to show the values of the formula.
Recommended Articles
This article has been a guide to Show Formula in Excel. Here, we discuss how to show the formula in Excel and its shortcut, along with practical examples. You may learn more about Excel from the following articles: –
- Write Formula in ExcelWrite Formula in excel refers to different formulas written in MS excel to imply a function or calculation to the selected cell or range of cells, rows and columns. There are hundreds of inbuilt formula like AVERAGE, SUM and a proper way of writing it to apply it.read more
- TEXT Formula in ExcelTEXT function in excel is a string function used to change a given input to the text provided in a specified number format. It is used when we large data sets from multiple users and the formats are different.read more
- Excel Print AreaIn Excel, the print area is the portion of the workbook or worksheet that we wish to be printed rather than the entire workbook or worksheet. From the page out tab, we can set up a print area. In addition, a single worksheet can contain numerous print areas.read more
- Create a Formula in ExcelExcel formulas are nothing but simple equations to perform calculations and get desired and accurate outputs. In Excel, you can create your formulas as per your choice and need.read more
- False in ExcelFalse is a logical function in Excel that returns false as an output when used in a blank cell. It can also be used with other conditional functions to return a false, such as the IF function.read more
Excel Show Formula (Table of Contents)
- Show Formula in Excel
- How to Show Formula in Excel Instead of the Values?
Show Formula in Excel
Show Formulas in excel helps the user to see the formulas there in any cell of the worksheet, and it shows all the types and any length of formula. To see the formulas in any cell, go to the Formula menu tab, and under the Formula Auditing section, select Show Formula. We can use this option to show the formula, print it, and hide its value instead of seeing it. First, to print the formula, go to the File menu and, from the Options, section check in the box of Show formula in the cell. And if we see the print preview, it will show the formula instead of the value.
How to Show Formula in Excel Instead of the Values?
There are different ways by which we can show the formulas in Excel. They are listed below, along with the relative examples and screenshots. This will surely help to understand different ways to show formulas in Excel worksheets.
You can download this Show Formula Excel Template here – Show Formula Excel Template
Here is the sample data used for examples:
We will look at a few examples to understand this better.
Example #1 – Double-Clicking a Single Cell to Exhibit the Formula
- If you want to see a single cell formula that shows the result, just double click on that cell as below. You can also then edit it:
- If you want to see the formula in all the cells of column F, then select the cells as below:
- Now, you have to go to the formula tab and click on the Show Formulas excel option as below:
- Once you have clicked the Show Formula tab, then you will see the formulas in the cells of column F as below:
Example #2 – Show Formula in Excel
- Another example from the above data:
- Now select all the cells from column F:
- Now click the Show Formula tab, then you will see the formulas in the cells of column F as below:
- Placing the Cursor before the Formula would show the Formula in that cell.
This shows the formula rather than the result.
Example #3 – By Enabling Show Formula in Workbook Option
- Go to the File option, now go to Options.
- Now go to Advanced, scroll down a bit, and then under the heading ” Display options for this worksheet “, just check the box Show Formulas in cells instead of their calculated values. Press OK.
This might look like a lengthy process but is very handy in case you want to show the formula for multiple sheets.
- In case you want to disable this option, just follow the same path, which is File, then Options, then Advanced < heading “Display options for this workbook“.
- Uncheck the box ” Show formulas in cells instead of calculated results.”
Example #4 – Keyboard Shortcut to see the Formula of a Workbook
The keyboard short cut keys are ( CTRL +` ). You can find Ctrl on the left side and the ` right above Tab button on the right side of your keyboard.
Press them, and then you would be able to see every Formula in the spreadsheet, but other cells won’t be changed.
Adding an Apostrophe at the Start of the Cell Containing the Formula.
Just add ‘ in front of the formula so that it can be seen in the cell containing the calculated value.
Example: Using our previous sample data to show how it works.
In case you want to switch back to no formula shown in a worksheet, press and hold the Ctrl key and press ~ again. You can also show formulas in multiple sheets. For this, first select the worksheets by pressing and holding the Ctrl key and clicking the worksheets, then press the Ctrl key and ~ on the keyboard.
Show Formulas Selected Cells Only Instead of the Results.
Example: In the below sample data, select all the cells.
Now, click ” Find and Select “, then select Replace dialog box.
- Within the replace tab, enter “ =” in the ” Find what ” field and “ ‘=” in the ‘Replace with’ field and then click on Replace All.
- It will show formulas in all the selected cells while the other cells would not be changed.
Things to Remember About Show Formula in Excel
- Sometimes, we might witness a problem wherein we type formula, and when we press Enter, we get no result. We try again and again, but nothing happens.
The excel formulas show as text and don’t show the result. Like the cell shows :
=sum(A1, B1) but not the result.
One of the reasons could be that unknowingly you set cell formatting to Text instead of General.
This is shown below:
Now make formatting from Text to General.
Another reason could be, you might have pressed, or Show Formulas is enabled.
This can be fixed by pressing CTRL+` again or disable the Show Formulas button.
- Sometimes, the presence of space character or apostrophe before the equal to sign in the formula makes the cell format like text, and the formula shows up instead of the value. To handle this, simply remove these. You can use find and replace to do this.
- It might happen in a hurry that we press the wrong key with Ctrl instead of pressing Ctrl+`. Hence we don’t see the formula in that cell.
- Be careful to study/check the formula by using the above methods but do not lose/delete the formulas in your worksheet/workbook.
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You can better understand what’s going on in your workbooks by showing and highlighting all the formulas in a sheet.
Show/Hide Formulas
By default, Excel displays the results of formulas in the worksheet instead of showing the actual formulas. However, you can choose to have Excel display the formulas so you can see how they’re put together.
- Click the Formulas tab.
- Click the Show Formulas button.
Formulas are displayed in the worksheet and the columns widen to accommodate the formulas, if necessary.
If you display formulas and then select a cell that contains a formula, colored lines appear around cells that are referenced by the formula.
- Click the Show Formulas button again to hide the formulas.
Formulas are no longer displayed and the columns return to their original sizes.
Highlight Formulas
If you don’t want to see the actual formulas, but want to know which cells contain them, highlight cells with formulas instead.
- Click the Home tab.
- Click the Find & Select button.
- Select Formulas.
Any cells that contain a formula are highlighted; however, this doesn’t change the cell formatting. When you click any other cell in the worksheet, the highlighted cells are unselected.
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