The document outlines common Excel functions including SUM, AVERAGE, MIN, MAX, COUNT, COUNTIF, and COUNTA, explaining their purposes and how to use them. It also discusses data validation features, such as controlling user input and creating drop-down lists for data entry. Additionally, it introduces the VLOOKUP function, which allows users to search for values vertically in a spreadsheet.
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The document outlines common Excel functions including SUM, AVERAGE, MIN, MAX, COUNT, COUNTIF, and COUNTA, explaining their purposes and how to use them. It also discusses data validation features, such as controlling user input and creating drop-down lists for data entry. Additionally, it introduces the VLOOKUP function, which allows users to search for values vertically in a spreadsheet.
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Common Excel
Formulas and Functions The SUM function adds values. You can add individual values, cell references or ranges or a mix of all three.
The AVERAGE function in
Excel calculates the arithmetic mean of the supplied values. The MIN function is a premade function in Excel, which finds the lowest number in a range. It is typed =MIN. The function ignores cells with text. It will only work for cells with numbers. Note: There is another function called MAX, which finds the highest value in a range, the opposite of MIN. The COUNT function counts the number of cells that contain numbers, and counts numbers within the list of arguments. Use the COUNT function to get the number of entries in a number field that is in a range or array of numbers. COUNTIF function (counts the number of cells that meet a criterion) COUNTA function (counts the number of cells that are not empty in a range) Data validation is a feature in Excel which is used to control what users can enter into a cell. It allows you to dictate specific rules. It also allows users to display a custom message if users try to enter invalid data. A drop-down list makes the user select text or values from a list of options, instead of typing them manually in a cell. This enables you (the creator) to control all data entries for important cells. The drop-down list is the most popular data validation tool in Excel. VLOOKUP stands for Vertical Lookup. As the name specifies, VLOOKUP is a built-in Excel function that helps you look for a specified value by searching for it vertically across the sheet.