Microsoft Excel X for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide

Arguments

The argument component of a function can consist of any of the following:

• Numbers (Figure 3). Like any other formula, however, the result of a function that uses values for arguments will not change unless the formula is changed.

  Figure 3. This example uses numbers as arguments for the DATE function.

  

• Text (Figure 4). Excel includes a number of functions just for text. I tell you about them later in this chapter.

  Figure 4. This example uses cell references, numbers, and text as arguments for the IF function.

  

• Cell references (Figures 4 through ...