which, on row 5, returns “Perfect”. In the example on this page, we are using the MID function to extract text based on a start and end position. The MID function accepts three arguments: a text string, a starting position, and the number of characters to extract. The text comes from column B, and the starting position comes from column C. The number of characters to extract is calculated by subtracting the start from end, and adding 1....
In the example shown, the formula in cell D8 is: The place is thousands (1000), and the result is 3000. In this formula, we subtract one MOD result from another. For the first MOD, we use the number with a divisor that equals the place value we want times 10. For the second MOD, we use the number with a divisor equals to the place value we seek. The formula is solved like this:...
To recap, a value axis is used to plot numeric data on a scale, while a category axis is used to group text or dates into specific categories. In a previous video, we created a line chart to show average 30 year mortgage rates over a 5 year period. We already customized the value axis, so let’s make some changes to the horizontal category axis. First, let me point out that axis options are different depending on which axis type is selected....
Let’s take a look. With normal totals, you can just sum a range and be done. The SUM function adds together all the values in the range and reports the result. But what if you want to create a running total? Well, you could enter the first total as a custom formula, and then enter the rest of the formulas so that they add the current month to the previous total....
In the example shown, we are using this formula in cell F6. This formula simply tests the value in cell E6 to see if it’s greater than 30. If so, the test returns TRUE, and the IF function returns “Yes” (the value if TRUE). If the test returns FALSE, the IF function returns “No” (the value if FALSE). Return nothing if FALSE You might want to display “Yes” if invoices or overdue and nothing if not....
You can use TEXT to format numbers that appear inside other text strings. In this case, we concatenate the text “Last update” with the result provided by the TEXT function, which picks up a date from column B and formats it using the supplied number format. You can embed the date in any format you like, using the codes that represent date formats (dd, mm ,yyyy, etc.) With a named range One convenient way to manage a “last updated” message in a large workbook is to use a named range to hold the date last updated, then refer to that named range in formulas elsewhere to display a last update message....
Note: I ran into this formula on the MrExcel message board in a post by T. Valko. GET.WORKBOOK is a macro command that retrieves an array of sheet names in the current workbook. The resulting array looks like this: A cryptic expression is concatenated to the result: The purpose of this code is to force recalculation to pick up changes to sheet names. Because NOW is a volatile function, it recalculates with every worksheet change....
In the example shown, a formula is used to identify the name of the contractor with the lowest bid. The formula in F6 is: The result, 99500, is fed into the MATCH function as the lookup value: Match then returns the location of this value in the range, 4, which goes into INDEX as the row number along with B5:B9 as the array: The INDEX function then returns the value at that position: Cymbal....
where “length” is the named range B5:B11, and “cost” is the named range C5:C11. So, when lookup values are sorted in ascending order, both of these formulas return “next smallest”: However, by setting match type to -1, and sorting lookup values in descending order, MATCH will return the next largest match. So, as seen in the example: returns 4, since 400 is the next largest match after 364. Find associated cost The full INDEX/MATCH formula to retrieve the associated cost in cell F8 is:...
Fields The source data contains three fields: Date, Sales, and Color. Only two fields are used to create the pivot table: Date and Sales. The Date field has been added as a Row field, then grouped by Months: The Sales field has been added twice as a Value field. The first instance is a simple sum, and has been renamed “Total”: The second instance is renamed “Running” and set to calculate a running total based on the Date field:...
Fields The data contains 263 rows, each with a City and Country. The pivot table shown is based just one field: City, which has been added as both a Row field and a Value field: In the Values area, the City field has been renamed “Count” and set to summarize by count : In the Rows area, the City field is filtered to show only cties where count is greater than 1:...
In the example shown, the formula in F5 is: Notice, we are intentionally shifting the cumulative probability down one row, so that the value in D5 is zero. This is to make sure MATCH is able to find a position for all values down to zero as explained below. To generate a random value, using the weighted probability in the helper table, F5 contains this formula, copied down: Inside MATCH, the lookup value is provided by the RAND function....
old_text is the original value from column B start_num is hardcoded as the number 1 num_chars comes from column C new_text is entered as an empty string ("") The behavior or REPLACE is automatic. With these inputs, the REPLACE function replaces the first character in B5 with an empty string and returns the result. Removing N characters To always remove just the first character, simply hardcode both the start number and number of characters like this: To remove the first N characters from a text value, use the generic form of the formula: where N represents the number of characters to remove....
Stacked bar make it easy to compare total bar lengths. However, except for the first series of data (next to the axis) it’s more difficult to compare the relative size of the components that make up each bar. Also, as categories or data series are added, stacked column charts quickly become visually complex. Pros Multiple categories and data series in a compact space Able to show change over time of category sub-components...
where data is an Excel Table in the range B5:C16, and the dates in E5:E10 are Mondays. SUMIFS solution The SUMIFS function can sum values in a range conditionally based on multiple criteria. The pattern of the SUMIFS function looks like this: Notice the sum_range comes first, followed by range/criteria pairs. Each range/criteria pair of arguments represents another condition. In this case, we need to configure SUMIFS to sum values by week using two criteria: one to match dates greater than or equal to the first day of the week, one to match dates less than the first day of the next week....
The result is the sum of all numbers in column D. As data is added to the table, the formula will continue to return a correct total. Full column references Excel supports “full column” like this: You can see how this works yourself by typing A:A or C:C into the name box (left of the formula bar) and hitting return. You will see Excel select the entire column. Example To solve the problem in the example worksheet, we can use a full column reference to column D with the SUM function like this: The result is the sum of all numeric values in column D....
where vendor_a (B5:C8) and vendor_b (B11:C14) are named ranges or Excel Tables. As the formula is copied down, it returns a cost for each color using the vendor in column F to dynamically assign the correct table. At the core, this is a basic lookup problem, and we could use the VLOOKUP function to get the cost for a color like this: These formulas work fine, but the table name provided to VLOOKUP is hard-coded, not variable....
which returns the volume of a cylinder with the radius given in column B and the height given in column C. Units are indicated generically with “u”, and the resulting volume is units cubed (u3). The Greek letter π (“pi”) represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. In Excel, π is represented in a formula with the PI function, which returns the number 3.14159265358979, accurate to 15 digits: To square a number in Excel, you can use the exponentiation operator (^): Or, you can use the POWER function: Rewriting the formula for volume of a cylinder with Excel’s math operators, we get: Or, with the POWER function: The result is the same for both formulas....
In the example shown, the formula in C7 is: This formula adds 7 days to the date in B7, excluding Tuesdays and Thursdays. To exclude specific days of the week you can either use a pre-configured code (see this page for a full list of presets) or provide your own “pattern code”. The pattern code must be 7 digits long and have either a zero for each day of the week, starting on Monday and ending on Sunday....
In the example shown, the formula in D5 is: At the outer level, the DATE function simply reassembles the component values back into a valid Excel date. To add years to the date, we just need to add the value in C5 to the year component prior to reassembly: The formula is then solved like this: Note: if you need to add an “even” multiple of 12 months to a date (i....
