In this example, the goal is to count codes in a case-sensitive way. The COUNTIF function and the COUNTIFS function are both good options for counting text values, but neither is case-sensitive, so they can't be...Read more
In this example, the goal is to look up various information about a random group of popular movies from the 1990s. The information to retrieve includes the year released, the rank against the other movies in the list, and worldwide gross sales. To retrieve this information, we are using an INDEX...Read more
This example shows how to use the VLOOKUP function to calculate the total shipping cost for an item in one formula, where the cost per kilogram (kg) varies according to weight. This requires an "approximate match" since in most cases the actual...Read more
The Excel CELL function returns information about a cell in a worksheet. The type of information to be returned is specified as info_type. CELL can get things like address and filename, as well as detailed info about the formatting used in the cell. See below for a full list of...Read more
Excel contains over 500 functions, with more functions added every year. That is a huge number, so where should you start? This guide provides a walkthrough of over 100 important functions in Excel with many examples and links. Click function names for details and more examples....Read more
The MATCH function has a limit of 255 characters for the lookup value. If you try to use longer text, MATCH will return a #VALUE error. To workaround this limit you can use boolean logic and the LEFT, MID, and EXACT functions to parse and compare text.
Note: this formula performs an...Read more
