Microsoft Excel formulas with examples

Can Microsoft Excel formulas be easy to learn? Yep! This tutorial explains the very basics of Excel formulas for beginners, with detailed steps on how to write and use them. It also provides a number of advanced formula examples for experienced users. You will be amazed how simple creating formulas in Excel actually is.

If asked what Microsoft Excel is about, what would be your answer? Right, it's all about storing and crunching numbers. You can use Excel to calculate percentages and compound interest, count and sum cells based on specific criteria, find average, and even get a sample deviation of a given set of values. All this can be done by using Excel formulas.

In this tutorial, we are going to learn the basics of creating and using formulas in Excel. And because one of the most efficient ways to learn is through practice, we will also discuss a number of formulas examples to make things easier to understand. Here's a list of topics we are going to cover:

Microsoft Excel formulas - the basics

In MS Excel, formulas are equations that perform various calculations in your worksheets. Though Microsoft has introduced a handful of new functions over the years, the concept of Excel spreadsheet formulas is the same in all versions of Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2010, Excel 2007 and lower.

  • All Excel formulas begin with an equal sign (=).
  • After the equal symbol, you enter either a calculation or function. For example, to add up values in cells B1 through B5, you can either:
    • Type the entire equation: =B1+B2+B3+B4+B5
    • Use the SUM function: =SUM(B1:B5)
  • Press the Enter key to complete the formula. Done!

Microsoft Excel formulas

Elements of Microsoft Excel formulas

When you make a formula in Excel, you can use different elements to supply the source data to the formula and indicate what operators should be performed on those data. Depending on the formula type that you create, it can include any or all of the following parts:

  • Constants - numbers or text values that you enter directly in a formula, like =2*3.
  • Cell references - reference to a cell containing the value you want to use in your Excel formula, e.g.

    =SUM(A1, A2, B5).

    To refer to data in two or more contiguous cells, use a range reference like A1:A5. For example, to sum values in all cell between A1 and A5, inclusive, use this formula:

    =SUM(A1:A5).

  • Names - defined name for a cell range, constant, table, or function, for example =SUM(my_name).
  • Functions - predefined formulas in Excel that perform calculations using the values supplied in their arguments.
  • Operators - special symbols that specify the type of operation or calculation to be performed.

Basic elements of Excel formulas

Operators in Excel worksheet formulas

To tell Microsoft Excel what type of operation you want to perform in a formula, you use special symbols that are technically called operators. There exist 4 types of operators in Excel:

Using arithmetic operators in Excel formulas

These operators are used to perform basic mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Operator Meaning Formula example
+ (plus sign) Addition =A2+B2
- (minus sign) Subtraction
Negation (reversing the sign)		 =A2-B2
=-A2 (changes the sign of the value in A2)
* (asterisk) Multiplication =A2*B2
/ (forward slash) Division =A2/B2
% (percent sign) Percentage =A2*10%
(returns 10% of the value in A2)
^ (caret) Exponential (power of) =A2^3
(raises the number in A2 to the power of 3)

For example, if you have an item price in cell A2 and VAT in cell B2, you can calculate the VAT amount by using the following percentage formula: =A2*B2
Using mathematical operators in Excel formulas

Comparison operators in Excel formulas

In Microsoft Excel formulas, comparison, or logical, operators are used to compare two values. The result of the comparison is always a logical value of TRUE or FALSE. The following logical operators are available in Excel:

Comparison operator Meaning Formula example
= Equal to =A2=B2
<> Not equal to =A2<>B2
> Greater than =A2>B2
< Less than =A2<B2
>= Greater than or equal to =A2>=B2
<= Less than or equal to =A2<=B2

For example, formula =A1=B1 returns TRUE if cells A1 and B1 contain the same value (number, text or date), FALSE otherwise.

For more information and examples of using comparison operators in MS Excel formulas, please check out the following tutorial: Excel logical operators - equal to, not equal to, greater than, less than.

Text concatenation operator

Text concatenation operator in Excel is the ampersand symbol (&). You can use it to join two or more text strings in a single string.

For example, if you have country codes in column A and telephone numbers in column B, you can use the following formula to get the telephone numbers combined with the country codes:

=A1&" "&B1

In the above formula, we concatenate a space " " in between to make the numbers better readable:
Using the text concatenation operator in Excel formulas

The same result can be achieved by using the CONCATENATE function, and the following tutorial explains all the details: How to combine text strings, cells and columns in Excel.

Reference operators in Excel formulas and functions

To supply ranges to MS Excel formulas and separate arguments in Excel functions, the following operators are used.

Colon (:) - it is a range operator that allows you to make one reference for multiple cells located between 2 cells that you specify.

For example, range A1:A00 includes 100 cells from A1 through A100. To find an average of those 100 cells, you use the following formula:

=AVERAGE(A1:A00)

You can also refer to the entire column (A:A) or the entire row (1:1). For example, the following formula finds the total of all numbers in column A: =SUM(A:A). Find more about whole-column and whole-row references.

Comma (,) - is used to separate arguments in Excel spreadsheet formulas. For example, the formula =IF(A1>0, "good", "bad") reads as follows: if A1 is greater than zero, return "good", otherwise "bad".

Note. Comma is the default List Separator in North America and some other countries. In European countries, comma is reserved as the Decimal Symbol and the List Separator is usually set to semicolon (;). In this case, you need to separate a function's arguments with semicolons, e.g.

=IF(A1>0; "good"; "bad")

So, if you are trying to make a formula in your worksheet, but Excel does not accept it and throws up an "invalid formula" error, go to your Regional Settings (Control Panel > Region and Language > Additional Settings) and check what symbol is set as List Separator there. It is that symbol that you need to use to separate arguments in your Excel formulas.

Space - it is an intersection operator that lets you get the cell(s) common to the two references that you specify. For example, if you a list of items in column A and some related data in other columns, you can get a value at the
intersection of a given column and row by using a formula like this:

=B3:D3 C2:C4
Use the intersection operator to get a cell common to the two references that you specify.

For a real-life formula example, see how you can do two-way lookup in Excel by using named ranges & space operator.

Excel formula types

Formulas that you create in your Excel spreadsheets can be simple or complex:

  • Simple Excel formulas perform just one mathematical operation, for example =10*5 or =SUM(A1:A10)
  • Complex (advanced) Excel formulas include more than one calculation, for example =10*5+20 or =SUM(A1:A10)/2

Further on in this tutorial, you will find the detailed steps for making both types of Excel spreadsheet formulas.

How to create formulas in Excel

As already mentioned, any Excel formula starts with the equal sign (=). So, whatever formula you are going to write, begin by typing = either in the destination cell or in the Excel formula bar. And now, let's have a closer look at how you can make different formulas in Excel.

How to create simple formulas in Excel

Although simple Excel formulas perform just one calculation, they can do this in many different ways. You can supply the source data as constants, cell references, or defined names, and perform calculations by using mathematical operators or Excel functions. For detailed steps, please see the following resources:

How to create advanced formulas in Excel

When you have some experience with simple Excel formulas, you may want to perform several calculations within a single formula. And the following examples show how you can do this.

Creating complex formulas with constants and mathematic operators

For a complex Excel formula to calculate correctly, certain operations must be performed before others. The default order of operations in Excel formulas is this:

  • Mathematical operations enclosed in parenthesis
  • Power of (exponential calculations)
  • Multiplication and division, whichever comes first in a formula
  • Addition and subtraction, whichever comes first in a formula

For example, you can use the following formulas to calculate the total and commission:
Complex Excel formulas with constants and mathematic operators

And now, let's break down these formulas to see how Microsoft Excel calculates them:

Total formula: =$B2*$D2+$B2*$D2*$C2

  • 1st multiplication: $B2*$D2 (price*qty. = amount)
  • 2nd and 3rd multiplications: $B2*$D2*$C2 (price*qty.*VAT % = VAT amount)
  • Addition: amount + VAT amount = total

Commission formula: =($B2*$D2+$B2*$D2*$C2)*10%

To calculate the 10% commission, you need to multiply the total by 10%, so you enclose the previous calculation in brackets, and got the result you want.

Of course, nothing prevents you from multiplying the total already calculated in column E by 10%, in this case the formula would reduce to a simple calculation =E2*10%. However, in large worksheets, it makes sense to write independently calculated formulas, so that removing a column with one formula wouldn't break the others.

Excel formulas with nested functions

In Microsoft Excel formulas, nesting one function within another means using one function as an argument of another function. In modern versions of Excel 2016, 2013, 2010 and 2010, you can use up to 64 nested functions. In older versions of Excel 2003 and lower, only up to 7 levels of functions are allowed.

Here is a very simple example of a nested Excel formula that includes the SUM function to find the total, and ROUND function to round that number to the nearest integer (0 decimal places):

=ROUND(SUM(B2:B6),0)
An example of Excel formula with nested functions

Of all Excel functions, IF is nested more often than all others. As you probably know, the IF function is used to evaluate a specified condition and return one value when condition is met, and another value when the condition is not met. However, quote often you have to deal with situations where there are more than two possible outcomes. And if this case, you can write several IF functions and nest them into each other:
Using nested IF functions in Excel

For the detailed explanation of nested IF's syntax and advanced formula examples, please check out the following tutorial: Using nested IF functions in Excel.

Array formulas in Excel

Array formulas in Excel are advanced aerobatics. A single Excel array formula can perform thousands of calculations and replace hundreds of usual formulas. Learning array formulas certainly requires some time and effort, but it's worth it.

Since this tutorial is purposed for beginners, I won't intimidate you by the definitions of array constants and complex multi-line formulas. I'll show just one very simple example of an Excel array formula that demonstrates what they are capable for.

Supposing you have 2 columns of numbers, column A and B. And you want to know how many times column B is greater than or equal to column A when a value in column B is greater than 0.

This task requires comparing two ranges and you can do this by using the following array formula:

=SUM((B2:B10>=A2:A10) * (B2:B10>0))
An example of an Excel array formula

Note. To enter an Excel array formula correctly, you have to press Ctrl+Shift+Enter instead of conventional Enter stroke.

To learn more about Excel array formulas, please see the following tutorials:

Excel user defined functions

Although Microsoft Excel has hundreds of built in functions, you still may find yourself faced with a challenge for which no predefined Excel function exists. In this case, you can create that function yourself... or have somebody create it for you :)

Such custom functions are called User Defined Functions (UDFs), and they are especially useful for advanced mathematic or engineering calculations. Like macros, user defined functions are written in VBA (Visual Basic for Applications). As an example, you can review and download custom functions created by our team to count and sum cells by color.

Absolute, relative and mixed cell references in Excel formulas

There exist 3 types of cell references in Excel: absolute ($A$1), relative (A1) and mixed ($A1 or A$1). All three of the above references refer to the same cell, and the dollar sign ($) is used only for one purpose - it tells Microsoft Excel whether to change or not to change cell references when the formula is moved or copied to other cells.

Absolute cell reference ($A$1) - the $ sign before the row and column coordinates makes a reference static, and lets you copy a formula without changing references.

Relative cell reference (A1) - a cell reference with no $ sign changes based on relative position of rows and columns in a spreadsheet.

Mixed cell reference - can be of 2 types:

  • Absolute column and relative row ($A1) - the $ sign in front of the column letter locks the reference to the specified column, so the column never changes. The relative row reference, without the dollar sign, changes depending on the row to which the formula is copied.
  • Relative column and absolute row (A$1) - the row's reference locked by $ doesn't change, and the column's reference does.

The following image shows how different reference types work in practice.
Absolute, relative and mixed cell references in Excel formulas

For more information about Excel cell reference and more formula examples, please see Why use $ in Excel formulas.

Tips and time-saving shortcuts for Excel formulas

Formulas in Excel are a powerful multi-faceted tool, and they can solve a great variety of tasks in your spreadsheets. Of course, learning various aspects of Microsoft Excel formulas and functions does take time, so you might feel there isn't enough time in the day to learn everything. Well, a good way to find more time is to save some time :)

  • To toggle between absolute, relative and mixed references in a formula, use the F4 key as demonstrated in Switching between reference types in Excel.
  • To view all formulas on the sheet, click the Show formulas button on the Formulas tab > Formula Auditing group or press the Ctrl+~ shortcut.
  • To edit a formula, press F2, or double click a cell, or click the formula bar.
  • To debug formulas in Excel, select a formula part and press F9. This will let you see the actual values behind cell references.
  • To copy a formula to all cells in a column, enter the formula in the first cell, select that cell, and hover the cursor over the small square in bottom right corner until it changes to a black cross (which is called
    the fill handle). Double click that cross, and you will get the formula copied through the entire column.
  • To convert formulas to values, select all cells with formulas that you want to convert, press Ctrl+C to copy those formulas, then press Shift+F10, then press V, and then hit Enter. Shift + F10 + V is the shortcut for Excel's Paste special - values only. If you are not sure you will remember this shortcut, then simply press a usual shortcut for paste Ctrl+V, click the small arrow to the right of the Paste button to open the drop-down list, and select Paste Values. For more information, see How to replace formulas with their values in Excel.

Microsoft Excel formulas with examples

Excel provides formulas for almost anything, and there exist tens or even hundreds of different functions in modern versions of Microsoft Excel. So, if you encounter a task for which you cannot work out a solution, most likely you are missing out on a formula that can do it for you. Before spending hours and hours on performing manual calculations, take a few minutes to review the following resources. It is a selection of the most popular MS Excel formulas with examples, grouped by categories.

Excel percentage formula

Excel sum formulas

Count formula in Excel

Average formula in Excel

Excel date formulas

Time formulas in Excel

Excel formulas for VLOOKUP

Excel conditional formatting formulas

Well, we seem to have finally got to the end. What was planned as a short Excel formula tutorial for beginners has nearly turned into a voluminous manual because there are so many different aspects of Excel formulas to cover. I am really thankful to everyone who has read this page to the end!

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206 comments

  1. Sir,
    I dont know how to put formula....
    if basic + DA is upto 15000 then PF will be 12% and if more than 15000 it will also be 12%
    sir, what will be the formula in xls

    • Hello!
      I’m sorry but your task is not entirely clear to me. You have the result of fulfilling any condition - 12%.
      For me to be able to help you better, please describe your task in more detail. Please specify what you were trying to find, what formula you used and what problem or error occurred. Give an example of the source data and the expected result.
      It’ll help me understand it better and find a solution for you.

  2. HI,

    i need a formula to remove kilogram in tons in excel .

    Example-
    I brought an Item weight off 26000 tons and i need to remove 5 kilograms from each ton.

  3. Hi,
    I have a question said to me during my friend interview about Excel, the interviewer asked him " Which type of Excel formula do you use?"
    Honestly, my friend didn't answer that question and subsequently he missed the job.

    So what is the correct answer for questions like that.

    Best regards

  4. can u help me how create a formula for below value
    Cell A1 value = -24
    cell b1 value = 4
    how to calculate the differential between these to values

  5. How to sum of put Rs sign Amounts

  6. Great Svetalana,
    I am always a fan of your enlightened articles, your explanation is so amazing. BTW I have always been confused about the absolute reference but your team opens my brain about the absolute reference that how to put this in the formula and show the result. In the future, I will use your articles for teaching to students so that they grasp the knowledge about excel. Thanking you for the great explanation.

    i want to article about speedometer charts pls can you help me.

    Thanks
    Laxman

  7. can you please send me a formula for the below using macro excel
    (A|B)&(C|D)
    (A&B)&(C&D)
    (A&B)|(C&D)
    (A|B)&(C|D)&E
    (A|B)&(C|D)|E

    • Hello Gerald!
      Your description of the problem is very short, so it’s hard to advise you something. For me to be able to help you better, please describe your task in more detail. It’ll help me understand it better and find a solution for you. Thank you.

  8. Is very good,thank you sir.

  9. =REPLACE(A:A,53,0,B:B)=REPLACE(A:A,113,0,B:B)
    its wrong and not working.but i share do you understand what i want...
    i want to add two REPLACE Formula in one cell!and i have some data in lines so i want to change using this formula.Please help me and tell me if it possible?

  10. I want find the min from row x to row x -20
    Is there any formula for cell reference?
    EX Cell = column(row) which numbers of row and column are created by other formula
    A22 = A(x-5) with x = 27 created from other formula

  11. ANYONE CAN HELP ME WITH FORMULA IN IF STATEMENT
    FOR EXAMPLE IF THE VALUE OF FIRST CELL IS EQUAL TO VALUE OF 2ND CELL THEN 3RD CELL MINUS 4TH CELL ELSE 5TH CELL VALUE

  12. if code starts with 4-fu in ACell than its B cells should be 4-pcs
    4-ccs
    5-co
    Stitching charges
    Stitch - OH
    plz suggest me a formula for this

  13. FILE A SAVED AS GIRL.XLSX
    DATE ADMIT NAMES ENG SCORE ECO SCORE MATHSCORE PHYSCORE TOTAL AVE
    Saturday 4th February 2006 JAMES 78 83 67 63 291 2.91
    Saturday 22nd August 2015 JOHN 98 82 89 82 351 3.51
    Saturday 10th August 2013 EMMA 67 75 47 89 278 2.78

    FILE A SAVED AS BOY.XLSX
    DATE ADMIT NAMES ENG SCORE ECO SCORE MATHSCORE PHYSCORE TOTAL AVE
    JAMES 78 83 67 63
    Saturday 22nd August 2015 JOHN 98 82 89 82 351 3.51
    EMMA 67 75 47 89

    IF ANY ROW IN FILE 1 GIRL.XLSX MATCHES ANY ROW IN BOY.XLSX COPY DATEADMIN
    FROM GIRL.XLSX TO DATE ROW IN FILE BOY.XLSX

    AN EXAMPLE JOHNS RECORD MATCHES AND IT WAS AUTOMATICALLY COPIED
    FROM GIRL.XLSX TO BOY.XLSX

  14. COMPARING SHEETS IN DIFFERENT FILES FOR A RESULT
    FILE1 SAVED AS GIRL.xlsx FILE2 SAVED AS BOY.xlsx
    EACH CELL CONTAINS EACH CELL CONTAINS
    COLUMN DATES A B C D E STUDENT ID# DATES A B C D E STUDENT ID#
    1 4TH A.19 1 2 3 4 5 2356 ?? 1 2 3 4 5 ??
    2 12TH J. 19 3 4 3 7 10 3468 ?? 2 5 8 2 9 ??
    2 29TH M, 19 3 4 3 7 10 2478 ?? 3 4 3 7 10 ??

    MY QUESTION
    IF ROW 1 IN FILENAME GIRL MATCHES ANY ROW IN FILE NAME BOY COPY DATES TO DATE AND STUDENT ID TO STUDENT ID
    please i need the formula. i have over 47000 rows in each file to update and tired of entering this one by one because i know there must be a formula

  15. I like to study excel the practice. hi,

  16. what is the farmula for 87*10-34%

  17. Hello,
    I have a formula in my excel to show quantity shipped or in backordered but this only works when the total qty is either shipped or not. As you can see not partials are been taking into account. See existing formula
    IF(A22="","",IF(B22="","BO",IF(B22="-","SHIPPED","")))

    I would like to add or have the formula to calculate the barkorder left
    Column A is 20 and when it changed to 14 I would like to have this formula to say or changed to 6 ON BACK ORDER
    Can you assist me with this ? I appreciate your help

  18. Trying to figure out how to make a formula for the following:
    Column B Cells input will range from 1 to 50
    Column C will be total points based on Column B input.
    Example 1 = 200, 2 = 98, 3 = 96 and so on.
    So it would look like this:
    Driver Qualifying Points
    Name 1 200
    Name 2 198

  19. BASIC MATHERMATICS OPERATORS ARE OPERATORS THAT WE USE IN OUR DAILY LIFE

  20. every first 3kg = 45 dollars
    after 3kg and every .00001 to 1kg= ill add 15 dollars
    for example
    3.01 = 45 (first 3kg) + 15 (.01kg=will become 1kg)= 60 dollars
    11.09 = 45(first 3 kg) + 15*9 (1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+(.09=1kg) = 180 dollars

  21. If yearly instalmet Rs.1000/- for 5 year and interest rate is 5%.What will be formula for calculate maturity value for 5 or any year on yearly compounding basis?

  22. Very good nice lesson

  23. 1002+6=(1003-1008).i wont this method formula

  24. What formula will I use to multiple the value in cell A1 on the current worksheet by the value in cell A1 on sheet2

  25. HI,
    I AM GIVING YOU AN EXCEL SHEET. JUST HELP ME
    28735 14/03/19 HOT MILK 1 Rs 40.00 Rs 40.00 #309
    28740 14/03/19 MUTTON CURRY 1 Rs 255.00 Rs 255.00 #215
    28740 14/03/19 KADHAI PANEER 1 Rs 185.00 Rs 185.00 #215
    28749 14/03/19 HOT MILK 1 Rs 40.00 Rs 40.00 #109
    79303 14/03/19 M/S T-UP 1 Rs 60.00 Rs 60.00 #106
    36598 14/03/19 GOBHI PARATHA 3 Rs 100.00 Rs 300.00 #004
    36598 14/03/19 IDLI 2 Rs 75.00 Rs 150.00 #004
    36598 14/03/19 APPLE 2 Rs 25.00 Rs 50.00 #004
    36598 14/03/19 HOT MILK 1 Rs 40.00 Rs 40.00 #004
    36664 14/03/19 IDLI 1 Rs 75.00 Rs 75.00 #004
    36674 14/03/19 CHICKEN HAKKA NOODLE 1 Rs 185.00 Rs 185.00 #004
    36690 15/03/19 HOT MILK 1 Rs 40.00 Rs 40.00 #004
    79325 15/03/19 EGG CURRY 1 Rs 150.00 Rs 150.00 #206
    36755 15/03/19 BANANA MILK SHAKE 1 Rs 135.00 Rs 135.00 #004
    36686 15/03/19 BANANA 2 Rs 15.00 Rs 30.00 #004
    36756 15/03/19 ONION PAKODA 3 Rs 150.00 Rs 450.00 #004
    36762 15/03/19 VEG HAKKA NOODLE 1 Rs 140.00 Rs 140.00 #004
    28560 15/03/19 EGG ROLL 1 Rs 115.00 Rs 115.00 #206
    28554 15/03/19 P/A JUICE 1 Rs 150.00 Rs 150.00 #103
    28558 15/03/19 KAJU FRY 1 Rs 200.00 Rs 200.00 #106
    28558 15/03/19 EGG ROLL 1 Rs 115.00 Rs 115.00 #106
    28504 15/03/19 CHICKEN KASSA 1 Rs 245.00 Rs 245.00 #106
    36768 16/03/19 APPLE 2 Rs 25.00 Rs 50.00 #004

    NOW MY QUESTION IS WHAT WILL BE THE FORMULA OF A ITEM LIKE APPLE AFTER FEW DAYS LATER HOW THE RATE WILL COME AUTOMATICALLY?

  26. this many formulas how can i write in exam
    hall today?

    • leave that one

      • it carries 4 marks how can i leave that one and the exam is 60 only and duration is 2 hours but we get three hours and this type of question we cannot ask any one cause it is very big answer.

        • ok see you later

          • wait! wait! wait!

  27. How can I write an average function using two columns example I what to find the average of column e7 to e55 and I 7 to i 55. both columns are figure to get one average.

  28. if i want to calculate 87% of 750.00,what formula will i use please...

  29. Dear Sir,
    Pelase suggest me the formula for:
    suppose
    1) 90 - 100% 10 point
    2) 80-90% 09 point
    3) 70- 80% 08 point
    3) 70- 80% 07 point
    4) upto 59% 06 point

    in a 10 point scale

  30. =Countif(Reqs!B1:B,"Name"+(Reqs!H1:H,"Yes"))

    Obviously this is wrong but im not experienced enough to correct it.
    Basically i have column B with a name And Column H with either "Yes" or Blank.
    I need to write a formula for if theres The name and Yes in column H. it equals 1 on a different sheet.
    Reqs is the tab columb B is the names and H is Yes or blank
    Any advice?
    Thanks in advance.

    • If you only wanted to count how many "YES", just type =COUNTIF(Reqs!H1:H1000,"YES), but if you want to count if column be has name =COUNTA(Reqs!B1:B1000)

  31. Formula of add A3 & D3 in G1

  32. What is the function FPPRA calculating? Meaning, how is the result of (d,j) calculated?

  33. Thank you anyway!!!

  34. Very usefull

  35. what shall i need to do for assigning work in excel. for eg. 2000 count has to be assigned to 9 people,each person has to get the same count

  36. Let us suppose for a full 3 trip the amount to be paid is Rs-53 than what will be calculation if it is a partial trip as per below

    Partial Trip Deduction in amount
    86-95% 15%
    76-85% 30%
    61-75% 50%
    51-60% 60%
    26-50% 80%
    0-25% 100%

    in such case which excel formulae can be used.

  37. In exel
    A4=100%
    B4=100%
    C4=100%

    The condition is, if any 1 of the 3 is 100% & above, reward is 1000/-, if any 2 of the 3 are 100% & above, reward is 3000/- and if all the 3 are 100% & above reward is 6000/- how to write a formula

  38. I WANT WRITE TWO OR THREE NAMES ON A SHEET IN COLUMN A. I WANT TO KNOW THAT HOW TO CALCULATE THE NAME.

  39. Nice lessons, thanks alot

  40. may you please help.how can learn how to publish the all formulas so that i can learn the basis

  41. May you please help. how can I create a formula to get a total percentage mark in the following example, 50/80 contributes 75%, while 30/80 contributes 25% to the total mark. I am a beginner

  42. How can we assign values to variables so that they can be used in formulaes.like a=2000
    B=30000 and write a and b or other variables in excel and perform mathematical operations.

  43. How to convert numbers into words in excell

    As in P 500.30 to Five Hundred Pesos and Thirty Centavos Only

    Thank you

  44. Iam facing a problem in excel, I have two excel sheets column 1 in both sheets having same data but small variation like product name in one sheet Q18nuxa2- lhj and in other sheet q18nux -lhf but I want replace total data in column 1 of sheet1 with sheet 2 data. Any formula or shortcut keys i have a bulk data . so please help me any tips.

  45. What is the correct formulae or function of @SUM(B1::B5)

    • Tamal:
      The formula looks as though it should be =SUM(B1:B5).
      It will sum the values in cells B1 through B5.

  46. Actually I need help
    So please help me

    • If A1+C1+E1 same more row ,but how I want sum ,I use which formula,if I want same
      =A1+C1+E1+G1 so many times give

  47. Please Help me to Solve this

    I am entering 10 in cell B4 after entering the value the result should be 500*10bin the B4.

    • Syam:
      Enter this in an empty cell:
      =B4*500

  48. please how do i calculate this in excel.

    0.98*In(1/0.98) + 0.02*In(1/0.02)

    • Umar:
      If I'm reading this right the method is:
      In the cell you want to display the result enter
      =0.98*(1/0.98)+0.02*(1/0.02)
      Take the "In" out of the formula.
      If you need to display it in the result you can concatenate the "In" to the result with this formula
      =0.98*(1/0.98)+0.02*(1/0.02)&" In". Not the space before the "In".
      If you're trying to use the natural log function in Excel its symbol is LN and the formula looks like:
      =0.98*(LN(1/0.98))+(0.02*LN((1/0.02)))

  49. please send me formula

  50. I have sheet under
    BEFORE MRP VALUE
    1500
    1200
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    how to Calculate 1000 Rupees Above 12% and below 1000 Rupees is 5% .

    • Shridhar:
      Will this work?
      Where "Before MRP Value" is in column A.
      The sample is in cell A5 the formula looks like this:
      =IF(A5<=1000,A5*0.05,A5*0.12)
      It says, "If the value in A5 is less than or equal to 1000 then multiply it times 5%, otherwise multiply it times 12%."

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