Master Visually®: Excel® 2007

Appendix A. Appendix

Excel Functions

The purpose of this appendix is not to teach you how to use the functions listed; instead, this appendix presents, in alphabetical order, a list and brief description of the functions available in Excel. You can use this appendix to get an overview of available functions, and, if a function catches your interest, you can look for it in this book or use the Excel Help system to learn to use it.

Function Name	Purpose
ABS	Use this function to display the absolute value of a number.
ACCRINT	A financial function that returns the accrued interest for a security that pays periodic interest.
ACCRINTM	Use this function to calculate the accrued interest for a security that pays interest at maturity.
ACOS	This function returns the ...