How to Use The IF and OR Functions Together in Excel The IF function in Excel is the most commonly used when you want to create a conditional formula but it’s usually a very basic condition 🤔 To create a more complex condition, we combine IF with logical functions like OR. This lets [...]
How to Convert Excel Formula to Value (Quickly) If your Excel sheet is falling behind in terms of speed (slow processing or hanging frequently), or if you want to keep the formulas of your sheet confidential – you must convert your Microsoft Excel formulas to values. Doing so, the result of the formula [...]
How to Use 'e' in Excel (Exponential Function) Even if you don’t clearly remember it now, let me assure you we all have studied about the Euler’s number (the ‘e’) in our school times. It has various applications and is a mathematical hero. Out from the world of books, if you’re wondering how [...]
How to Calculate a Range in Excel (Real Examples) Understanding how ranges work in a spreadsheet is crucial to strengthening your grip on Excel. You can perform large calculations across a set of cells in one go using ranges 🧾 You need to access ranges in different scenarios, whether you’re selecting data for [...]
How to Calculate Time in Excel (TIME Function) You must have used Excel to play around with numbers and currency and maybe dates too, but did you try working around with time in Excel? If not, you are missing a powerful tool that Excel can make for you to handle time-related calculations 🔨 [...]
How to Count Characters in Cells (Excel Formula) Have you ever wondered how to count the number of characters in a string in Excel? We bet you have. In MS Word, you can find the character and word count at the bottom of the screen but things are a little different for Excel [...]
How to Calculate Standard Error (Using a Formula) Standard error is a statistical measure that quantifies the variability of a sample mean from the population mean. It helps you understand the precision of sample-based results and facilitates informed decisions. And the best part, it is not even difficult to calculate 🧮 If you're [...]
Auto-Populate Data in Excel Based on Another Cell If you are manually populating your Excel sheet with data – you're probably not in line with modern data entry techniques. Microsoft Excel offers various features to users to auto-populate their Excel sheets. You can do so by using the built-in Excel tools and functions. [...]
If Cell Contains Text Then Return Value in Another Cell Excel is a very smart spreadsheet software. And if you're not using it to automate your tasks smartly – you're not doing it right. One of the major uses of Excel is to conduct efficient searches. Like searching for a specific text [...]
How to Calculate Present Value (Excel Function PV) Present value is the today’s value of a stream of cashflows expected to occur sometime in the future. The concept of present value originates from the fact that money doesn’t retain its value forever. And as time passes, it continues to lose its [...]