Chapter 5. Working with Formulas and Functions
A formula is essentially a series of instructions you give Excel to return a value. These instructions can be mathematical operations, or a call to a built-in Excel function. Excel typically displays the result of a formula in a cell as either numeric or textual data.
Functions are abbreviated formulas that perform specific operations on a group of values. Excel provides more than 250 functions that can help you with tasks ranging from determining loan payments to calculating investment returns. For example, the SUM function automatically adds up the numeric values within a given range.
In this chapter, you will walk through the ins and outs of using Excel formulas and functions. By the end of this ...
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