Excel Formulas & Functions in PDF List

What do you understand about the Advanced Excel Formulas and Basic Excel Functions?
This Blog will give you the Excel formulas PDF/list of the Key Functions of Excel. Excel Formulas PDF is a list of the most useful or extensively
used excel formulas in day-to-day working life with Excel. These formulas, we can use in Excel 2013. 2016 as well as 2019.
The Excel Functions covered here are: VLOOKUP, INDEX, MATCH, RANK, AVERAGE, SMALL, LARGE, LOOKUP, ROUND, COUNTIFS,
SUMIFS, FIND, DATE, and many more. Let’s dive right in…
Compatibility Excel Formulas & Functions

Functions Excel Formulas Description

Joins several text items into one text item. Easier to use
CONCATENATE =CONCATENATE(text1,text2,…)
‘&’ instead of the function usually.

FLOOR =FLOOR(number,significance) Rounds a number down, toward zero

Returns the individual term binomial distribution

BINOMDIST =BINOMDIST(number_s,trials,probability_s,cumulative)
probability

Returns the one-tailed probability of the chi-squared

CHIDIST =CHIDIST(x,deg_freedom)
distribution

CHIINV =CHITEST(actual_range,expected_range) Returns the test for independence

CONFIDENCE =CONFIDENCE(alpha,standard_dev,size) Returns the confidence interval for a population mean

FTEST =FTEST(array1,array2)
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Returns the inverse of the lognormal cumulative

LOGINV =LOGINV(probability,mean,standard_dev)
distribution

LOGNORMDIST =LOGNORMDIST(x,mean,standard_dev) Returns the cumulative lognormal distribution

MODE =MODE(number1,number2,…) Returns the most common value in a data set

NORMDIST =NORMDIST(x,mean,standard_dev,cumulative) Returns the normal cumulative distribution

NORMINV =NORMINV(probability,mean,standard_dev) Returns the inverse of the normal cumulative distribution

NORMSDIST =NORMSDIST(z) Returns the standard normal cumulative distribution

Returns the inverse of the standard normal cumulative

NORMSINV =NORMSINV(probability)
distribution

PERCENTILE =PERCENTILE(array,k) Returns the k-th percentile of values in a range

PERCENTRANK =PERCENTRANK(array,x,significance) Returns the percentage rank of a value in a data set

POISSON =POISSON(x,mean,cumulative) Returns the Poisson distribution

QUARTILE =QUARTILE(array,quart) Returns the quartile of a data set

RANK =RANK(number,ref,order) Returns the rank of a number in a list of numbers

STDEV =STDEV(number1,number2,…) Estimates standard deviation based on a sample

Calculates standard deviation based on the entire

STDEVP =STDEVP(number1,number2,…)
population
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TDIST =TDIST(x,deg_freedom,tails) Returns the Student’s t-distribution

TINV =TINV(probability,deg_freedom) Returns the inverse of the Student’s t-distribution

VAR =VAR(number1,number2,…) Estimates variance based on a sample

VARP =VARP(number1,number2,…) Calculates variance based on the entire population

FINV =FINV(probability,deg_freedom1,deg_freedom2) Returns the inverse of the F probability distribution

FORECAST =FORECAST(x,known_y’s,known_x’s) Returns a value along a linear trend

BETADIST =BETADIST(x,alpha,beta,A,B) Returns the beta cumulative distribution function

Returns the inverse of the cumulative distribution function

BETAINV =BETAINV(probability,alpha,beta,A,B)
for a specified beta distribution

Returns covariance, the average of the products of paired

COVAR =COVAR(array1,array2)
deviations

Returns the smallest value for which the cumulative

CRITBINOM =CRITBINOM(trials,probability_s,alpha) binomial distribution is less than or equal to a criterion
value

EXPONDIST =EXPONDIST(x,lambda,cumulative) Returns the exponential distribution

POISSON =POISSON(x,mean,cumulative) Returns the Poisson distribution

FDIST =FDIST(x,deg_freedom1,deg_freedom2) Returns the F probability distribution

GAMMADIST =GAMMADIST(x,alpha,beta,cumulative) Returns the gamma distribution

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GAMMAINV =GAMMAINV(probability,alpha,beta) Returns the inverse of the gamma cumulative distribution

=HYPGEOMDIST(sample_s,number_sample,population_s,nu
HYPGEOMDIST Returns the hypergeometric distribution
mber_pop)

NEGBINOMDIST =NEGBINOMDIST(number_f,number_s,probability_s) Returns the negative binomial distribution

TTEST =TTEST(array1,array2,tails,type) Returns the probability associated with a Student’s t-test

Calculates variance based on the entire population,

WEIBULL =WEIBULL(x,alpha,beta,cumulative)
including numbers, text, and logical values

ZTEST =ZTEST(array,x,sigma) Returns the one-tailed probability-value of a z-test

Cube Excel Formulas & Functions

Functions Excel Formulas Description

Returns a key performance indicator (KPI) name, prop

CUBEKPIMEMBER =CUBEKPIMEMBER(connection,kpi_name,kpi_property,caption) property in the cell. A KPI is a quantifiable measureme
employee turnover, used to monitor an organization’s p

Returns a member or tuple in a cube hierarchy. Use to

CUBEMEMBER =CUBEMEMBER(connection,member_expression,caption)
member or tuple exists in the cube.
Functions Excel Formulas Description

Returns the value of a member property in the cube. Us

=CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY(connection,member_expression,pr
CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY a member name exists within the cube and to return the
operty)
property for this member.

=CUBERANKEDMEMBER(connection,set_expression,rank,capti Returns the nth, or ranked, member in a set. Use to retu

CUBERANKEDMEMBER
on) elements in a set, such as the top sales performer or top

Defines a calculated set of members or tuples by sendin

CUBESET =CUBESET(connection,set_expression,caption,sort_order,sort_by) expression to the cube on the server, which creates the
returns that set to Microsoft Office Excel.

CUBESETCOUNT =CUBESETCOUNT(set) Returns the number of items in a set.

CUBEVALUE =CUBEVALUE(connection,member_expression1,…) Returns an aggregated value from a cube

Database Excel Formulas & Functions

Functions Excel Formulas Description

Extracts from a database a single record that matches the

DGET =DGET(database,field,criteria)
specified criteria

Adds the numbers in the field column of records in the

DSUM =DSUM(database,field,criteria)
database that match the criteria

DAVERAGE =DAVERAGE(database,field,criteria) Returns the average of selected database entries

DCOUNT =DCOUNT(database,field,criteria) Counts the cells that contain numbers in a database

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DCOUNTA =DCOUNTA(database,field,criteria) Counts nonblank cells in a database

DMAX =DMAX(database,field,criteria) Returns the maximum value from selected database entries

DMIN =DMIN(database,field,criteria) Returns the minimum value from selected database entries

Multiplies the values in a particular field of records that

DPRODUCT =DPRODUCT(database,field,criteria)
match the criteria in a database

Estimates the standard deviation based on a sample of

DSTDEV =DSTDEV(database,field,criteria)
selected database entries

Calculates the standard deviation based on the entire

DSTDEVP =DSTDEVP(database,field,criteria)
population of selected database entries

Estimates variance based on a sample from selected

DVAR =DVAR(database,field,criteria)
database entries

Calculates variance based on the entire population of

DVARP =DVARP(database,field,criteria)
selected database entries
Date & Time Excel Formulas & Functions

Functions Excel Formulas Description

DATE =DATE(year,month,day) Returns the serial number of a particular date

Converts a date in the form of text to a serial

DATEVALUE =DATEVALUE(date_text)
number

DAY =DAY(serial_number) Converts a serial number to a day of the

Functions Excel Formulas Description

month

HOUR =HOUR(serial_number) Converts a serial number to an hour

MINUTE =MINUTE(serial_number) Converts a serial number to a minute

MONTH =MONTH(serial_number) Converts a serial number to a month

Returns the serial number of the current date

NOW =NOW()
and time

SECOND =SECOND(serial_number) Converts a serial number to a second

TIME =TIME(hour,minute,second) Returns the serial number of a particular time

Converts a time in the form of text to a serial

TIMEVALUE =TIMEVALUE(time_text)
number

TODAY =TODAY() Returns the serial number of today’s date

YEAR =YEAR(serial_number) Converts a serial number to a year

Calculates the number of days between two

DAYS360 =DAYS360(start_date,end_date,method)
dates based on a 360-day year

Returns the serial number of the date that is

EDATE =EDATE(start_date,months) the indicated number of months before or
after the start date

Returns the serial number of the last day of

EOMONTH =EOMONTH(start_date,months)
the month before or after a specified number
 Functions Excel Formulas Description

of months

Returns the number of whole workdays

NETWORKDAYS =NETWORKDAYS(start_date,end_date,[holidays])
between two dates

Returns the number of whole workdays

between two dates using parameters to
NETWORKDAYS.INTL =NETWORKDAYS.INTL(start_date,end_date,[weekend],[holidays])
indicate which and how many days are
weekend days

WEEKDAY =WEEKDAY(serial_number,[return_type]) Converts a serial number to a day of the week

Converts a serial number to a number

WEEKNUM =WEEKNUM(serial_number,[return_type]) representing where the week falls
numerically with a year

Returns the serial number of the date before

WORKDAY =WORKDAY(start_date, days, [holidays])
or after a specified number of workdays

Returns the serial number of the date before

or after a specified number of workdays using
WORKDAY.INTL =WORKDAY.INTL(start_date,days,weekend,holidays)
parameters to indicate which and how many
days are weekend days

Returns the year fraction representing the

YEARFRAC =YEARFRAC(start_date,end_date,basis) number of whole days between start_date and
end_date

Information Excel Formulas & Functions

Functions Excel Formulas Description

CELL =CELL(info_type, [reference]) Returns information about the formatting, location, or contents of a cell

ISBLANK =ISBLANK(value) Returns TRUE if the value is blank

ISERROR =ISERROR(value) Returns TRUE if the value is any error value

ISNONTEXT =ISNONTEXT(value) Returns TRUE if the value is not text

ISNUMBER =ISNUMBER(value) Returns TRUE if the value is a number

ISTEXT =ISTEXT(value) Returns TRUE if the value is text

ERROR.TYPE =ERROR.TYPE(error_val) Returns a number corresponding to an error type

INFO =INFO(type_text) Returns information about the current operating environment

ISERR =ISERR(value) Returns TRUE if the value is any error value except #N/A

ISEVEN =ISEVEN(number) Returns TRUE if the number is even

ISLOGICAL =ISLOGICAL(value) Returns TRUE if the value is a logical value

ISNA =ISNA(value) Returns TRUE if the value is the #N/A error value

ISODD =ISODD(number) Returns TRUE if the number is odd

ISREF =ISREF(value) Returns TRUE if the value is a reference

N =N(value) Returns a value converted to a number

NA =NA() Returns the error value #N/A

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TYPE =TYPE(value) Returns a number indicating the data type of a value

Logical Excel Formulas & Functions

Functions Excel Formulas Description

AND =AND(logical1,logical2,…) Returns TRUE if all of its arguments are TRUE

FALSE =FALSE Returns the logical value FALSE

IF =IF(logical_test, [value_if_true], [value_if_false]) Specifies a logical test to perform

Returns a value you specify if a formula evaluates to an error;

IFERROR =IFERROR(value, value_if_error)
otherwise, returns the result of the formula

NOT =NOT(logical) Reverses the logic of its argument

OR =OR(logical1,logical2,…) Returns TRUE if any argument is TRUE

TRUE =TRUE Returns the logical value TRUE

LOOKUP =LOOKUP(lookup_value, array)– 2 types Looks up values in a vector or array

Lookup & Reference Excel Formulas

Functions Excel Formulas Description

Returns a reference as text to a single cell

ADDRESS =ADDRESS(row_num, column_num, [abs_num], [a1], [sheet_text])
in a worksheet

COLUMN =COLUMN([reference]) Returns the column number of a reference

Returns the number of columns in a

COLUMNS =COLUMNS(array)
reference

=HLOOKUP(lookup_value,table_array,row_index_num, Looks in the top row of an array and

HLOOKUP
[range_lookup]) returns the value of the indicated cell

Uses an index to choose a value from a

INDEX =INDEX(array,row_num,[column_num])– 2 types
reference or array

Returns a reference indicated by a text

INDIRECT =INDIRECT(ref_text,a1)
value

MATCH =MATCH(lookup_value,lookup_array,match_type) Looks up values in a reference or array

Returns a reference offset from a given

OFFSET =OFFSET(reference,rows,cols,height,width)
reference

ROW =ROW([reference]) Returns the row number of a reference

ROWS =ROWS(array) Returns the number of rows in a reference

Looks in the first column of an array and

VLOOKUP =VLOOKUP(lookup_value,table_array,col_index_num,[range_lookup]) moves across the row to return the value
of a cell

CHOOSE =CHOOSE(index_num,value1,value2,…) Chooses a value from a list of values

 Functions Excel Formulas Description

GETPIVOTDATA =GETPIVOTDATA(data_field,pivot_table,field,item,…) Returns data stored in a PivotTable report

Creates a shortcut or jump that opens a

HYPERLINK =HYPERLINK(link_location,friendly_name) document stored on a network server, an
intranet, or the Internet

TRANSPOSE =TRANSPOSE(array) Returns the transpose of an array

AREAS =AREAS(reference) Returns the number of areas in a reference

Text Excel Formulas & Functions

Functions Excel Formulas Description

EXACT =EXACT(text1,text2) Checks to see if two text values are identical

LOWER =LOWER(text) Converts text to lowercase

PROPER =PROPER(text) Capitalizes the first letter in each word of a text value

TRIM =TRIM(text) Removes spaces from text

UPPER =UPPER(text) Converts text to uppercase

CHAR =CHAR(number) Returns the character specified by the code number

CLEAN =CLEAN(text) Removes all nonprintable characters from text

CODE =CODE(text) Returns a numeric code for the first character in a text string
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Converts a number to text, using the $ (dollar) currency

DOLLAR =DOLLAR(number,decimals)
format

FIXED =FIXED(number,decimals,no_commas) Formats a number as text with a fixed number of decimals

PHONETIC =PHONETIC(reference) Extracts the phonetic (furigana) characters from a text string

REPT =REPT(text,number_times) Repeats text a given number of times

SUBSTITUTE =SUBSTITUTE(text,old_text,new_text,instance_num) Substitutes new text for old text in a text string

T =T(value) Converts its arguments to text

VALUE =VALUE(text) Converts a text argument to a number

Changes full-width (double-byte) English letters or katakana

ASC =ASC(text) within a character string to half-width (single-byte)
characters

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

BAHTTEXT =BAHTTEXT(number)
format

Most Common Excel Formulas & Functions

Functions Excel Formulas Description

FIND =FIND(find_text,within_text,start_num) Finds one text value within another (case-sensitive)

LEFT =LEFT(text,num_chars) Returns the leftmost characters from a text value

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LEN =LEN(text) Returns the number of characters in a text string

Returns a specific number of characters from a text string

MID =MID(text,start_num,num_chars)
starting at the position you specify

REPLACE =REPLACE(old_text,start_num,num_chars,new_text) Replaces characters within text

RIGHT =RIGHT(text,num_chars) Returns the rightmost characters from a text value

SEARCH =SEARCH(find_text,within_text,start_num) Finds one text value within another (not case-sensitive)

Engineering Excel Formulas & Functions

Functions Excel Formulas Description

CONVERT =CONVERT(number,from_unit,to_unit) Converts a number from one measurement system to another

DELTA =DELTA(number1,number2) Tests whether two values are equal

ERF =ERF(lower_limit,upper_limit) Returns the error function

ERFC =ERFC(x) Returns the complementary error function

GESTEP =GESTEP(number,step) Tests whether a number is greater than a threshold value

ERF.PRECISE =ERF.PRECISE(X) Returns the error function

ERFC.PRECISE =ERFC.PRECISE(X) Returns the complementary ERF function integrated between x and infinity
Functions Excel Formulas Description

BESSELI =BESSELI(x,n) Returns the modified Bessel function In(x)

BESSELJ =BESSELJ(x,n) Returns the Bessel function Jn(x)

BESSELK =BESSELK(x,n) Returns the modified Bessel function Kn(x)

BESSELY =BESSELY(x,n) Returns the Bessel function Yn(x)

BIN2DEC =BIN2DEC(number) Converts a binary number to decimal

BIN2HEX =BIN2HEX(number,places) Converts a binary number to hexadecimal

DEC2OCT =DEC2OCT(number,places) Converts a decimal number to octal

HEX2BIN =HEX2BIN(number,places) Converts a hexadecimal number to binary

0 =HEX2DEC(number) Converts a hexadecimal number to decimal

HEX2OCT =HEX2OCT(number,places) Converts a hexadecimal number to octal

IMABS =IMABS(inumber) Returns the absolute value (modulus) of a complex number

IMAGINARY =IMAGINARY(inumber) Returns the imaginary coefficient of a complex number

IMARGUMENT =IMARGUMENT(inumber) Returns the argument theta, an angle expressed in radians

IMCONJUGATE =IMCONJUGATE(inumber) Returns the complex conjugate of a complex number

IMCOS =IMCOS(inumber) Returns the cosine of a complex number

IMDIV =IMDIV(inumber1,inumber2) Returns the quotient of two complex numbers

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IMEXP =IMEXP(inumber) Returns the exponential of a complex number

IMLN =IMLN(inumber) Returns the natural logarithm of a complex number

IMLOG10 =IMLOG10(inumber) Returns the base-10 logarithm of a complex number

IMLOG2 =IMLOG2(inumber) Returns the base-2 logarithm of a complex number

IMPOWER =IMPOWER(inumber,number) Returns a complex number raised to an integer power

IMPRODUCT =IMPRODUCT(inumber1,inumber2,…) Returns the product of complex numbers

IMREAL =IMREAL(inumber) Returns the real coefficient of a complex number

IMSIN =IMSIN(inumber) Returns the sine of a complex number

IMSQRT =IMSQRT(inumber) Returns the square root of a complex number

IMSUB =IMSUB(inumber1,inumber2) Returns the difference between two complex numbers

IMSUM =IMSUM(inumber1,inumber2,…) Returns the sum of complex numbers

OCT2BIN =OCT2BIN(number,places) Converts an octal number to binary

OCT2DEC =OCT2DEC(number) Converts an octal number to decimal

OCT2HEX =OCT2HEX(number,places) Converts an octal number to hexadecimal