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Cheat Sheet Arguments Notes Examples Microsoft Excel: Your Guide to Mastering Excel Functions

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Microsoft Excel is a powerful spreadsheet application that can be used for a wide variety of tasks, from data entry and analysis to creating charts and graphs. However, even experienced Excel users can sometimes struggle to remember all of the functions and formulas that are available. That's where a cheat sheet like this one can come in handy.

This cheat sheet provides a quick and easy reference for all of the most important Excel functions and formulas. It includes detailed explanations of each function, as well as examples of how to use them. With this cheat sheet, you'll be able to quickly and easily find the information you need to get your work done.

SUM: Adds up the values in a range of cells.
AVERAGE: Calculates the average of the values in a range of cells.
COUNT: Counts the number of cells in a range that contain data.
MIN: Returns the smallest value in a range of cells.
MAX: Returns the largest value in a range of cells.

ABS: Returns the absolute value of a number.
SQRT: Returns the square root of a number.
POWER: Raises a number to a power.
LOG: Returns the logarithm of a number.
EXP: Returns the exponential of a number.

STDEV: Calculates the standard deviation of a range of cells.
VAR: Calculates the variance of a range of cells.
MEDIAN: Returns the median value of a range of cells.
MODE: Returns the most frequently occurring value in a range of cells.
QUARTILE: Returns the quartile of a range of cells.

IF: Returns a value if a condition is met, otherwise returns a different value.
AND: Returns TRUE if all of the specified conditions are met, otherwise returns FALSE.
OR: Returns TRUE if any of the specified conditions are met, otherwise returns FALSE.
NOT: Reverses the logical value of a condition.
XOR: Returns TRUE if only one of the specified conditions is met, otherwise returns FALSE.

LEFT: Returns the specified number of characters from the left side of a text string.
RIGHT: Returns the specified number of characters from the right side of a text string.
MID: Returns the specified number of characters from the middle of a text string.
FIND: Finds the position of a specified substring within a text string.
REPLACE: Replaces a specified substring within a text string with another substring.

DATE: Creates a date value from specified year, month, and day.
TIME: Creates a time value from specified hours, minutes, and seconds.
NOW: Returns the current date and time.
TODAY: Returns the current date.
YEAR: Returns the year from a specified date.

VLOOKUP: Looks up a value in a table based on a specified row number.
HLOOKUP: Looks up a value in a table based on a specified column number.
INDEX: Returns the value of a cell in a specified range.
MATCH: Finds the position of a value in a specified range.

This cheat sheet is just a starting point for learning about Excel functions and formulas. There are many other functions and formulas available, and the best way to learn how to use them is to practice. With a little practice, you'll be able to use Excel to its full potential and get your work done more efficiently.