This page will cover the 5 basic functions found in the auto-sum drop-down menu:
SUM
AVERAGE
COUNT NUMBERS
MAX
MIN
Summation, the addition of a...
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Basic functions formulae (SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MAX & MIN)
Flash fill and the fill handle
The fill handle can be used in a variety of ways that may save you time. From repeating sequences or repeating data to repeating a formula over a large area.
The fill handle is the name given to the green dot found on the bottom right corner of the selected...
Number Formatting in Excel
Excel can handle lots of different format types of numbers, but you must regularly choose what type of number format you wish to be expressed on the cells containing those numbers. If you don't, you may suffer problem when calculating functions or expressing the data in...
IF functions
If functions are used when we want to specify a criteria to limit our function to. For instance, if we were interested in values above a certain amount we could use =countIf in order to count the number of the values in a range, that are above a certain value. There are multiple...
Relative cell references and absolute cell references
Cell references are used in almost all functions and they interact differently with the Auto-fill handle depending on what type of reference you have used:
The fill handle is shown when a cell is selected (by left clicking it), you will...
Excel Tutorials
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