2021 Microsoft Formulas and Functions: A Simplified Guide With Examples on how to take advantage of built-in Excel Formulas and Functions

Table of contents :
CHAPTER ONE
BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO SOME EXCEL BASIC
How does the formula in Excel look?
Define and use names in Excel formula
Naming a cell (For Windows users)
Define names from a selected range
Managing names in your workbook with Name Manager
Naming a cell (For macOS users)
Define names from a selected range
Use names in formulas
Deleting or removing a formula in your Excel workbook
How to delete a formula but keep the result of the formula (for Windows users)
Delete an array formula
Delete a formula but keep the results (for web users)
Avoiding broken formula in Excel
CHAPTER TWO
EXCEL FORMULA COMMONLY USED IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS
Calculating Percent of Goal
Formula: Calculating Percent Variance
Alternative: Simplified percent variance calculation
Formula: Calculating Percent Variance with Negative Values
Formula: Calculating a Percent Distribution
Alternative: Percent distribution without a dedicated Total cell
Formula: Calculating a Running Total
Formula: Applying a Percent Increase or Decrease to Values
Formula: Dealing with Divide-by-Zero Errors
The “IF” function
The “IF” syntax
Simple IF cases
Using the “IF” function to confirm if a cell is blank
Formula: Basic Rounding of Numbers
Formula: Rounding to the Nearest Penny
Formula: Rounding to Significant Digits
Formula: Counting Values in a Range
Formula: Creating a Conversion Table
CHAPTER THREE
MANIPULATING TEXTS WITH FORMULA
Formula: Joining Text Strings
Formula: Setting Text to Sentence Case
What is the TRIM Function?
How to use the TRIM Function in Excel?
What is the FVSCHEDULE Function?
How to use the FVSCHEDULE Function in Excel?
Few things to know about the FVSCHEDULE Function
Using functions and Nested functions in Excel formula
Excel function syntax
Nesting Excel functions
What is the ACCRINT Function?
Formula
How to employ the ACCRINT Function in Excel
What is the CUMIPMT Function?
How to use the CUMIPMT Function in Excel
What Is the Excel FV Function?
How to use the FV Function in Excel
What is the IPMT Function?
How to use the IPMT Function in Excel
What is the NPER Function?
How to use the NPER Function in Excel
What is the PDURATION Function?
How to use the PDURATION Function in Excel
VLOOK UP
VLOOKUP Formula
How to use VLOOKUP in Excel
What is the CELL Function?
How to use the CELL function in Excel
Things to remember
What is Excel ISBLANK Function?
How to use the Excel ISBLANK Function
How to carry out conditional formatting
What is the ISERROR Excel Function?
How to use the ISERROR Excel Function
What is the ISEVEN Function?
How to deploy the ISEVEN Function in Excel
How to create conditional formatting
Things to remember about the ISEVEN Function
What is the ISTEXT Function?
How to deploy the ISTEXT Function in Excel
What is the TYPE Function?
How to use the TYPE Function in Excel
A few things to remember about the TYPE Function
What is the AND Function?
How to employ the AND Function in Excel
Things to Remember about the AND Function
Using the “IFS” Function
Simple syntax
What is the NOT Function?
How to use the NOT Function in Excel
Calculating Gross Profit Margin and Gross Profit Margin
Alternative: Calculating Markup
Calculating the EBIT and EBITDA
Calculating Cost of Goods Sold
Calculating Return on Assets
Calculating Break Even
Calculating Customer Churn
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