TEXT FUNCTIONS

=CHAR(A1) Result: "v" =CHAR(A2)

Result: "@" =CHAR(72) Result: "H"
=CHAR(109) Result: "m"

CLEAN FUNCTION

CONCATENATE FXN

EXACT FUNCTIONS

FIND TEXT

Fixed functions

Left function

EXAMPLE

=LEFT(A1, 5) Result: "Alpha

=LEFT(A2, 8) Result: "techonth"
=LEFT("Excel", 2) Result: "Ex"
=LEFT("Excel") Result: "E"
=LEFT("Excel", 25) Result: "Excel"

Lower functions

Replace function
EG=REPLACE(A1, 1, 5, "Beta")
Result: "Betabet Soup"
=REPLACE(A2, 5, 2, "1234") Result:
"tech1234thenet.com"
=REPLACE("apples", 2, 5, "te")
Result: "ate"

Search function

Example

=SEARCH("BET", A1, 3) Result: 6

=SEARCH("e", A2) Result: 2
=SEARCH("e", A2, 1) Result: 2
=SEARCH("e", A2, 3) Result: 9
=SEARCH("in", A2, 6) Result:
#VALUE! =SEARCH("cel", "Excel", 1)
Result: 3

Substitute

Example
=SUBSTITUTE(A1, "bet", "con", 1)
Result: "Alphacon soup"
=SUBSTITUTE(A2, "t", "4", 2) Result:
"techon4henet.com"
=SUBSTITUTE(A2, "t", "4") Result:
"4echon4hene4.com

Trim function

Example
=TRIM(A1) Result: "Tech on the Net"
=TRIM(A2) Result: "1234"
=TRIM(A3) Result: "alphabet soup"
=TRIM(A4) Result:
"www.techonthenet.com" =TRIM("
apples ") Result: "apples"

Logical functions

Example
=AND(A1>10, A1<40) Result: TRUE
=AND(A1=30,A2="www.checkyourm
ath.com") Result: FALSE
=AND(A1>=5, A1<=30,
=AND(A1>=5,
A1<=30,A2="www.techonthenet.com")
Result: TRUE

IF Function

Example
=IF(A1>10, "Larger", "Smaller")
Result: "Larger"
=IF(A1=20, "Equal", "Not Equal")
Result: "Not Equal"
=IF(A2="Tech on the Net", 12, 0)
Result: 12

Or function

example
=OR(A1<10, A1=40) Result: FALSE
=OR(A1=30, A2="Microsoft") Result:
TRUE
=OR(A1>=5, A1=20,
A2="techonthenet.com") Result:
TRUE

Not function

Example
=NOT(A2="techonthenet.com")
Result: FALSE
=NOT(TRUE) Result: FALSE
=NOT(FALSE) Result: TRUE
=NOT(A1<10) Result: FALSE
=NOT(A2="Microsoft") Result: TRUE
=NOT(5+1=7) Result: TRUE

Bin2dec

Bin2hex

Examples
=BIN2HEX(A1) Result: 3B
=BIN2HEX(111011) Result: 3B
=BIN2HEX(A2) Result: 14
=BIN2HEX(10100) Result: 14
=BIN2HEX(111111) Result: 3F
=BIN2HEX(111111, 4) Result: 003F
=BIN2HEX(111111, 5) Result: 0003F

Statistical functions

Rank function-syntax
The Microsoft Excel RANK function
returns the rank of a number within a set
of numbers.
RANK( number, array, [order] )
Number- The number to find the rank for.
array -A range or array of numbers to
use for ranking purposes.
order -Optional. It specifies how to rank
the numbers.

Example

Example

=RANK(A4, A2:A6, 1) Result: 5

=RANK(A4, A2:A6, 0) Result: 1
=RANK(A3, A2:A6, 0) Result: 4
Note
If order is 0, the numbers are ranked in
descending order.
If order is not 0, the numbers are
ranked in ascending order.
If the order parameter is omitted, it
assumes order is 0 (descending order).

Large function
The Microsoft Excel LARGE function
returns the nth largest value from a
set of values.
Syntax-LARGE( array, nth_position )
array A range or array from which you
want to return the nth largest value.
nth_position The position from the
largest to return.

Example

Example

=LARGE(A1:A5, 1) Result: 32
=LARGE(A1:A5, 2) Result: 8
=LARGE(A1:A5, 3) Result: 5.7
=LARGE(A1:A5, 4) Result: 4
=LARGE(A1:A5, 5) Result: -2.3
Note
If nth_position is larger than the number of
values in array, the LARGE function will return
the #NUM! error.
If array is empty, the LARGE function will return
the #NUM! error.

count

The Microsoft Excel COUNT function counts the number of

cells that contain numbers as well as the number of
arguments that contain numbers.

Syntax-COUNT( argument1,
[argument2, ... argument_n] )
argument1, argument2, ...
argument_n Either ranges of cells or
values. There can be up to 30
arguments.

Example

Example
=COUNT(A1:A6) Result: 3
=COUNT(A1:A6, 129) Result: 4

Countif
The Microsoft Excel COUNTIF function
counts the number of cells in a
range, that meets a given criteria.
Syntax-COUNTIF( range, criteria )
range The range of cells that you
want to count based on the criteria.
criteria determine which cells to
count.

Example

Example
=COUNTIF(A2:A7, D2) Result: 1
=COUNTIF(A:A, D2) Result: 1
=COUNTIF(A2:A7, ">=2001") Result:
4

Average function
The Microsoft Excel AVERAGE function
returns the average (arithmetic
mean) of the numbers provided.
Syntax-AVERAGE( number1, [number2], ...
[number_n] )
number1, number2, ... number_n -Numeric
values that can be numbers, named ranges
, arrays, or references to numbers. There
can be up to 30 values entered.

Example

Example
=AVERAGE(B2, B3) Result: 8.85
=AVERAGE(B3, B5, 45) Result: 19.2
=AVERAGE(B2:B6) Result: 46.24

Sumif
The SUMIF function is a worksheet function that adds all
numbers in a range of cells based on one criteria (for
example, is equal to 2000).

SUMIF( range, criteria, [sum_range] )

range The range of cells that you want
to apply the criteria against.
criteria determine which cells to add.
sum_range Optional. It is the range of
cells to sum together. If this parameter is
omitted, it uses range as the sum_range.

Example

Example
=SUMIF(A2:A6, D2, C2:C6) Result: 218.6
'Criteria is the value in cell D2
=SUMIF(A:A, D2, C:C) Result: 218.6
'Criteria applies to all of column A (ie:
A:A)
=SUMIF(A2:A6, 2003, C2:C6) Result: 7.2
'Criteria is the number 2003
=SUMIF(A2:A6, ">=2001", C2:C6) Result:
12.6 'Criteria is greater than or equal to
2001 =SUMIF(C2:C6, "<100") Result:
31.2 'Adds values in C2:C6 that are less
than 100 (3rd parameter is omitted)

Countif and countifs

Example-1

Example 2. Counting
numbers with multiple
criteria (AND logic)
Syntax-=COUNTIFS(B2:B11,">0",
D2:D11,">0")

Example-3-COUNTIFS for
text values
=COUNTIFS(B2:B7,"=P",C2:C7,"=P",D2:D7,"=P",E2:
E7,"=P")

Example-4
=COUNTIFS(B3:E3,"=P")
=COUNTIF(B3:E3,"=P")

Date and Time function

The Microsoft Excel DATE function returns the serial
number of a date.
Syntax-DATE( year, month, day )
year -A number that is between one and four digits.
month -A number representing the month value. If
the month value is greater than 12, it adds that
number of months to the first month of the year
specified in the year parameter.
day -A number representing the day value. If the
day value is greater than the number of days in the
month specified, it adds that number of days to the
first day in the month specified in the month
parameter.

Note
Note
If the year is between 0 and 1899, the
year value is added to 1900 to determine
the year.
If the year is between 1900 and 9999, the
DATE function uses the year value as the
year.
If the year is greater than 9999, the DATE
function will return the #NUM! error.

Example

Example
=DATE(A1,A2,A3) Result: 'Aug 31,
2012' =DATE(2012,8,31) Result: 'Aug
31, 2012' =DATE(2009,11,30) Result:
'Nov 30, 2009' =DATE(2009,11,31)
Result: 'Dec 1, 2009'
=DATE(2009,11,32) Result: 'Dec 2,
2009'

Day function
DAY function returns the day of the
month (a number from 1 to 31) given
a date value.
Syntax=DAY( date_value )
date_value A valid date to return the
day of the month.

Example

Example

=DAY(A1) Result: 1
=DAY(A2) Result: 31
=DAY(A3) Result: 15
=DAY("12/31/2011") Result: 31

Hour-function
HOUR function returns the hour of a
time value (from 0 to 23)
Syntax-Hour( serial_number )
serial_number The time value to
extract the hour from. It may be
expressed as a string value, a
decimal number, or the result of a
formula.

Example

Example
=HOUR(A1) Result: 13
=HOUR("4:30:00 AM") Result: 4
=HOUR("4:30:00 PM") Result: 16

Minute Function
MINUTE function returns the minute
of a time value (from 0 to 59).
MINUTE( serial_number )
serial_number The time value to
extract the minute from. It may be
expressed as a string value, a
decimal number, or the result of a
formula.

Example

Example
=MINUTE(A1) Result: 14
=MINUTE("4:00:00 AM") Result: 0
=MINUTE("4:30:00 AM") Result: 30

Month
MONTH function -returns the month
(a number from 1 to 12) given a date
value.

Example
=MONTH(B2) Result: 9
=MONTH(B3) Result: 8
=MONTH(B4) Result: 4
=MONTH("12/31/2011") Result: 12

Now
NOW function returns the current
system date and time. The NOW
function will refresh the date/time value
whenever the worksheet recalculates.
Syntax-NOW()
Parameters or Arguments
There are no parameters or arguments
for the NOW function.

Example

Today
TODAY function returns the current
system date. This function will
refresh the date whenever the
worksheet recalculates.
Syntax-TODAY()