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EXCEL BASIC

FUNCTIONS

BY
SIRI RAMIDI
CONTENTS
• Sum
• Average
• Max
• Min
• Count
• Counta
• Countblank
• Countif
• Sumif
• Averageif
SUM
• The SUM function is a premade function in Excel, which adds numbers in a
range.
• It is typed =SUM
• Note: The =SUM function adds cells in a range , both negative and positive.

How to use the =SUM function:


1.Select a cell
2.Type =SUM
3.Double-click the SUM command
4.Select a range
5.Hit enter
AVERAGE
• The AVERAGE function is a premade function in Excel, which calculates the
average (arithmetic mean).
• It is typed =AVERAGE
• It adds the range and divides it by the number of observations.

How to use the =AVERAGE function, step by step:


1.Select a cell (F2)
2.Type =AVERAGE
3.Double click the AVERAGE command
4.Select a range (B2:E2)
5.Hit enter
6.Next, Fill F2:F7
MAX
• The MAX function is a premade function in Excel, which finds the highest
number in a range.
• It is typed =MAX

How to use the =MAX function:


1.Select a cell (G5)
2.Type =MAX
3.Double click the MAX command
4.Select a range (D2:D21)
5.Hit enter
MIN
• The MIN function is a premade function in Excel, which finds the lowest
number in a range.
• It is typed =MIN

How to use the =MIN function:


1.Select a cell (G5)
2.Type =MIN
3.Double click the MIN command
4.Select a range (D2:D21)
5.Hit enter
COUNT
• The COUNT function is a premade function in Excel, which counts cells with
numbers in a range.
• It is typed =COUNT
• Note: The COUNT function only counts cells with numbers, not cells with
letters

How to use the =COUNT function:


1.Select a cell
2.Type =COUNT
3.Double click the COUNT command
4.Select a range
5.Hit enter
COUNTA
• The COUNTA function is a premade function in Excel, which counts all cells in
a range that has values, both numbers and letters.
• It is typed =COUNTA

How to use the =COUNTA function:


1.Select a cell
2.Type =COUNTA
3.Double click the COUNTA command
4.Select a range
5.Hit enter
COUNTBLANK
• The COUNTBLANK function is a premade function in Excel, which counts
blank cells in a range.
• It is typed =COUNTBLANK

How to use the =COUNTBLANK function:


1.Select a cell
2.Type =COUNTBLANK
3.Double click the COUNTBLANK command
4.Select a range
5.Hit enter
COUNTIF
• The COUNTIF function is a premade function in Excel, which counts cells as
specified.
• It is typed =COUNTIF
• NOTE: The COUNTIF function can have basic or more advanced uses. This
covers the basic use for how to count specific numbers and word

How to use the =COUNTIF function:


1.Select a cell
2.Type =COUNTIF
3.Double click the COUNTIF command
4.Select a range
5.Type ,
6.Select a cell (the criteria, the value that you want to count)
7.Hit enter
SUMIF
• The SUMIF function is a premade function in Excel, which calculates the sum
of values based on certain criteria.
• It is typed =SUMIF
• =SUMIF(range, criteria, [sum_range])
AVERAGEIF
• The AVERAGEIF function is a premade function in Excel, which calculates the
average of a range based on certain criteria.
• It is typed =AVERAGEIF and has three parts:
• =AVERAGEIF(range, criteria, [average_range])
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