Quick Excel Functions Cheat Sheet for Beginners 📊✍️

Excel offers powerful functions for data analysis, calculations, and automation—perfect for beginners handling spreadsheets.

▎Aggregation Functions

• SUM(range): Totals all values in a range, e.g., SUM(A1:A10).
• AVERAGE(range): Computes the mean of numbers, ignoring blanks.
• COUNT(range): Counts cells with numbers.
• COUNTA(range): Counts non-empty cells.
• MAX(range): Finds the highest value.
• MIN(range): Finds the lowest value.

▎Lookup Functions

• VLOOKUP(value, table, col_index, [range_lookup]): Searches vertically for a value and returns from specified column.
• HLOOKUP(value, table, row_index, [range_lookup]): Searches horizontally.
• INDEX(range, row_num, [column_num]): Returns value at specific position.
• MATCH(lookup_value, range, [match_type]): Finds position of a value.

▎Logical Functions

• IF(condition, true_value, false_value): Executes based on condition, e.g., IF(A1>10, "High", "Low").
• AND(condition1, condition2): True if all conditions met.
• OR(condition1, condition2): True if any condition met.
• NOT(logical): Reverses TRUE/FALSE.

▎Text Functions

• CONCATENATE(text1, text2): Joins text strings (or use operator).
• LEFT(text, num_chars): Extracts from start.
• RIGHT(text, num_chars): Extracts from end.
• LEN(text): Counts characters.
• TRIM(text): Removes extra spaces.

▎Date Time Functions

• TODAY(): Current date.
• NOW(): Current date and time.
• YEAR(date): Extracts year.
• MONTH(date): Extracts month.
• DATEDIF(start_date, end_date, unit): Calculates interval (Y/M/D).

▎Math Stats Functions

• ROUND(number, num_digits): Rounds to digits.
• SUMIF(range, criteria, sum_range): Sums based on condition.
• COUNTIF(range, criteria): Counts based on condition.
• ABS(number): Absolute value.

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