Excel Formula Cheat-sheet

Syntax : Top Excel Formulas The $s in Formulas

IF ( some condition, value if true, value if When dragged

false )
Reference Down Sideways
SUM ( value 1, value 2 … )
A1 A2 B1
CONCATENATE ( text1, text2…)
= text1&text2 works too A$1 A$1 B$1

COUNT ( range of cells ) $A1 $A2 $A1

COUNTIF ( range of cells, meeting this $A$1 $A$1 $A$1

criteria )
SUMIF ( range of cells, meeting this
criteria, [optional cells to sum-up] ) Excel Formula For …
AVERAGE ( range of cells )
Percentage
VLOOKUP ( lookup this, in this table, and =23/49 (and format the cell as %)
get the value in this column, [is the list
Subtraction
sorted?] )
=49-23
MAX ( range of cells )
Division
TODAY () =230/23
Multiplication
=23*10
$#@$!! Errors, What to do
Average

#NAME? Correct spellings of formulas & =AVERAGE(23,49)

names. Add : to ranges Today's Date
#N/A Make sure the data you are =TODAY()
looking for is there. Add
ISERROR() if needed. Time Now

#NUM! Is the number too big, like =NOW()

37^5759435 big? Compound Interest
#REF! Did you just remove a name or =100*(1+10%)^5
cell used by the formula?
Mortgage Payment
#VALUE! Pass the correct parameters to
formulas =PMT(4.5%/12,240,-100000)

#DIV/0! Is the denominator zero? IF then ELSE

####### Adjust column width =IF(23>49,"23 is big, but how?","49 is big")

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