The Essential Microsoft Excel

Formulas Cheat Sheet

Date and Time Unit Conversion
=NOW Show the date and time =CONVERT(A1,"day","hr") Converts value of A1
=TODAY() Show the current date without from days to hours
the time =CONVERT(A1,"hr","mn") Converts value of A1
=DAY(TODAY()) Show today's date in a cell from hours to minutes
=MONTH(TODAY()) Show current month in a cell =CONVERT(A1,"yr", "day") Converts value of A1
=TODAY()+10 Add 10 days to current date from years to days
=CONVERT(A1,"C","F") Converts value of A1
Counting and Rounding from Celsius to
Fahrenheit
=SUM Calculates the sum of a group =CONVERT(A1,"tsp","tbs") Converts value of A1
of values from teaspoons to
=AVERAGE Calculates the mean of a tablespoons
group of values =CONVERT(A1,"gal","l") Converts value of A1
=COUNT Counts the number of cells in from gallons to liters
a range that contains =CONVERT(A1,"mi","km") Converts value of A1
numbers from miles to kilometers
=INT Removes the decimal portion =CONVERT(A1,"km","mi") Converts value of A1
of a number from kilometers to miles
=ROUND Rounds a number to a =CONVERT(A1,"in","ft") Converts value of A1
specified number of decimal from inches to feet
places =CONVERT(A1,"cm","in") Converts value of A1
=IF Tests for a true or false from centimeters to
condition inches
=NOW Returns the date and time =BIN2DEC(1100100) Converts binary 1100100
=TODAY Returns the date, without the to decimal (100)
time =ROMAN Converts a number into a
=SUMIF Calculates a sum from a group Roman numeral
of values in which a condition
has been met Mathematics
=COUNTIF Counts the number of cells in
a range that match a criteria =B2-C9 Subtracts values in the two
=COUNTA(A1:A5) Count the number of non- cells
blank cells in a range =D8*A3 Multiplies the numbers in the
=ROUND(1.45, 1) Rounds 1.45 to one decimal two cells
place =PRODUCT(A1:A20) Multiplies the cells in the range
=ROUND(-1.457, 2) Rounds -1.457 to two decimal =PRODUCT(F6:A1,2) Multiplies the cells in the
places range, and mulitplies the result
=TRUE Returns the logical value by 2
TRUE =A1/A3 Divides value in A1 by the value
=FALSE Returns the logical value in A3
FALSE =MOD Returns the remainder from
=AND Returns TRUE if all of its division
arguments are TRUE =MIN(A1:A9) Calculates the smallest
=OR Returns TRUE if any number in a range
argument is TRUE =MAX(C27:C34) Calculates the largest number
in a range

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=SMALL(B1:B7, 2) Calculates the second smallest =PROPER Converts a text string to
number in a range proper case
=LARGE(G13:D7,3) Calculates the third largest =LEN Returns a text string’s length in
number in a range characters
=POWER(9,2) Calculates nine squared =REPT Repeats text a given number
=9^3 Calculates nine cubed of times
=FACT(A1) Factorial of value in A1 =TEXT Formats a number and
=EVEN Rounds a number up to the converts it to text
nearest even integer =VALUE Converts a text cell to a
=ODD Rounds a number up to the number
nearest odd integer =EXACT Checks to see if two text
=AVERAGE Calculates the average values are identical
=MEDIAN Calculates the median =DOLLAR Converts a number to text,
=SQRT Calculates the square root of a using the USD currency format
number =CLEAN Removes all non-printable
=PI Shows the value of pi characters from text
=POWER Calculates the result of a
number raised to a power Finance
=RAND Returns a random number
between 0 and 1 =INTRATE Calculates the interest rate for
=RANDBETWEEN Returns a random number a fully invested security
between the numbers you =EFFECT Calculates the effective annual
specify interest rate
=COS Calculates the cosine of a =FV Calculates the future value of
number an investment
=SIN Returns the Calculates the sine of the given =FVSCHEDULE Calculates the future value of
sine of the given angle an initial principal after
angle applying a series of compound
=TAN Calculates the tangent of a interest rates
number =PMT Calculates the total payment
=CORREL Calculates the correlation (debt and interest) on a debt
coefficient between two data security
sets =IPMT Calculates the interest
=STDEVA Estimates standard deviation payment for an investment for
based on a sample a given period
=PROB Returns the probability that =ACCRINT Calculates the accrued interest
values in a range are between for a security that pays
two limits periodic interest
=ACCRINTM Calculates the accrued interest
Text for a security that pays interest
at maturity
=LEFT Extracts one or more =AMORLINC Calculates the depreciation for
characters from the left side of each accounting period
a text string =NPV Calculates the net present
=RIGHT Extracts one or more value of cash flows based on a
characters from the right side discount rate
of a text string =YIELD Calculates the yield of a
=MID Extracts characters from the security based on maturity,
middle of a text string face value, and interest rate
=CONCATENATE Merges two or more text =PRICE Calculates the price per $100
strings face value of a periodic coupon
=REPLACE Replaces part of a text string bond
=LOWER Converts a text string to all
lowercase

=UPPER Converts a text string to all

uppercase
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