This tutorials shows how to Rank race results in Excel. To rank a set of race times, where the lowest (fastest) time is ranked #1, you can use the RANK function. Formula =RANK(time,times,1) Explanation In the example shown, the formula in D6 is: =RANK(C6,times,1) Where times is the named range C6:C13. How this formula works You can use the …
This tutorials shows how to Rank with ordinal suffix in Excel. To add an ordinal suffix to a number (i.e. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) you can use a formula based on the CHOOSE function to assign the suffix. Formula =CHOOSE(number,”st”,”nd”,”rd”,”th”,”th”,”th”,”th”,”th”,”th”,”th”) Explanation In the example shown, the formula in C5 is: =CHOOSE(B5,”st”,”nd”,”rd”,”th”,”th”,”th”,”th”,”th”,”th”,”th”) How this formula works …
This tutorials shows how to Rank numbers without ties in Excel. To assign rank without ties, you can use a formula based on the RANK and COUNTIF functions. Formula =RANK(A1,range)+COUNTIF(exp_range,A1)-1 Explanation In the example shown, the formula in E5 is: =RANK(C5,points)+COUNTIF($C$5:C5,C5)-1 where “points” is the named range How this formula works This formula breaks ties with …
The RANK function returns the rank of a number in a list of numbers. RANK gives duplicate numbers the same rank. This tutorials shows how to rank a set of numeric values, where the highest value is ranked #1 in Excel. To achieve this you can use the RANK function. Formula =RANK(value,data) See Examples of Excel Rank function below: …
This tutorials shows how to reference a named range on another sheet. To achieve this, you can use the INDIRECT function with the required sheet syntax. Formula INDIRECT(“‘”&sheet&”‘!”&name) Explanation In the example shown, the formula in D6 is: =SUM(INDIRECT(“‘”&B6&”‘!”&C6)) Which returns the sum of the named range “data” on Sheet1. How this formula works The …
Excel has many functions to offer when it comes to manipulating text strings. Formula tab → Function Library Group → Text Function N/B: Every formula in excel must begin with an equal sign, function then in bracket; cell name/cell ranges/cell references. Syntax: =fx(cell name/cell ranges/cell references) Example: = Sum( A1:B4) Where Sum is the function name and A1:B4 is …
By default, numbers are right-aligned and text is left-aligned in Excel. This example teaches you how to convert numbers to ‘text strings that represent numbers’. 1. Select the range A1:A4 and change the number format to Text. 2. Precede a number by an apostrophe and it will also be treated as text. 3a. If you add text to a number and …
To check if a cell contains specific text, you can use the ISNUMBER and the SEARCH function in Excel. The ISNUMBER functions is used to check for a numeric value and the SEARCH function returns the location of a substring in a string. There’s no CONTAINS function in Excel. 1. To find the position of a substring in a text …
The TRIM function in Excel removes leading spaces, extra spaces and trailing spaces. Use the SUBSTITUTE function to remove all spaces or non-breaking spaces. 1. The TRIM function below removes 2 leading spaces, 3 extra spaces and 2 trailing spaces. Note: the TRIM function does not remove single spaces between words. 2. To get the length of a string, use …
This example teaches you how to get the date of a holiday for any year (2019, 2020, etc). Before you start: the CHOOSE function returns a value from a list of values, based on a position number. For example, =CHOOSE(3,”Car”,”Train”,”Boat”,”Plane”) returns Boat. The WEEKDAY function returns a number from 1 (Sunday) to 7 (Saturday) representing the day of the week of …
If you need to add or subtract business days (workdays) to a date so that you can calculate a date in the future or past that skips weekends (and holidays), then this tutorials is for you. The example below shows how to Add business days to date in Excel. You can use the WORKDAY function. Holidays …
It you need to add decimal minutes to time in Excel then this tutorials is for you. See example below: To add a given number of minutes to a time, you can add minutes divided by 1440, or use the TIME function. Formula =time+(minutes/1440) Explanation In the example shown, the formula in D5 is: =B5+(C5/1440) Note: …
It you need to add months to date in Excel then this tutorials is for you. See example below: To add a given number of years to a date, you can use the EDATE function. Formula =EDATE(date,months) Explanation In the example shown, the formula in D5 is: =EDATE(B5,C5) How this formula works The EDATE function is …
It you need to add workdays no weekends in Excel then this tutorials is for you. See example below: Therefore, To add or subtract workdays days to a date, respecting holidays but assuming a 7-day workweek, you can you can use the WORKDAY.INTL function. Formula =WORKDAY.INTL(start_date,days,”0000000″, holidays) Explanation In the example, the formula in D6 is: =WORKDAY.INTL(B6,C6,”0000000″,holidays) …
It you need to assign points based on late time in Excel then this tutorials is for you. See the example below. To assign penalty points based on an amount of time late, you can use a nested IF formula. Formula = IF(time<VALUE(“0:05”),0, IF(time<VALUE(“0:15”),1, IF(time<VALUE(“0:30”),2, IF(time<VALUE(“0:60”),3, IF(time<VALUE(“4:00”),4, 5))))) Explanation In the example shown, the formula in E5 …
If you need to add years to date in Excel then this tutorials is for you. See the example below . To add a given number of years to a date, you can use a formula based on the DATE function, with help from the YEAR, MONTH, and DAY functions. Formula =DATE(YEAR(date)+years,MONTH(date),DAY(date)) Note: if you need …
It you need to add workdays to date custom weekends in Excel then this tutorials is for you. See the example below. To add or subtract workdays days to a date so that you can calculate a date in the future or past that skips weekends (customized) and holidays , you can use the WORKDAY.INTL function. Holidays …
This tutorials shows Basic timesheet formula with breaks in Excel. To calculate work hours, taking into account break time that needs to be subtracted, you can use a formula based on the MOD function. MOD is used to handle start and end times that cross midnight. Formula =MOD(workstart-workend,1)-MOD(breakstart-breakend,1) Explanation In the example shown, the formula in …
If you need to calculate the number of days that overlap in two date ranges, then this tutorials is for you. You can use basic date arithmetic, together with the the MIN and MAX functions. See example below; Formula =MAX(MIN(end1,end2)-MAX(start1,start2)+1,0) Explanation In the example shown, the formula in D6 is: =MAX(MIN(end,C6)-MAX(start,B6)+1,0) How this formula works Excel dates …
If you need to calculate the days remaining from one date to another, you can use a simple formula that subtracts the earlier date from the later date. See example below; Formula =end_date-start_date Explanation In the example shown, the formula in D5 is: =C5-B5 How this formula works Dates in Excel are just serial numbers …
If you need to calculate an expiration in the future, you can use a variety of formulas. See example below; Formula =A1+30 // 30 days Explanation In the example shown, the formulas used in column D are: =B5+30 // 30 days =B5+90 // 90 days =EOMONTH(B7,0) // end of month =EDATE(B8,1) // next month =EOMONTH(B7,0)+1 …
This tutorials shows how to calculate number of hours between two times in Excel. To calculate the number of hours between two times, you can use a formula that simply subtracts the start time from the end time. This is useful to calculate working time, calculate elapsed time, etc. However, when times cross a day boundary …
If you need to calculate retirement date in Excel, then this tutorials is for you. To calculate a retirement date based on a birth date, you can use the EDATE function. See example below; Formula =EDATE(A1,12*60) Explanation In the example shown, the formula in D6 is: =EDATE(C6,12*60) How this formula works The EDATE function is fully automatic, and will …
If you want to calculated the number of years between two dates, then this tutorials is for you. See example below; To calculated the number of years between two dates, you can use the YEARFRAC function, which will return a decimal number representing the fraction of a year between two dates. Here are a few examples …
This tutorial show how to Count birthdays by month in Excel using the example below. To count the number of birthdays in a list, you can use a formula based on the SUMPRODUCT and MONTH functions. Formula =SUMPRODUCT(–(MONTH(birthday)=number)) Explanation of how this formula works In the example shown, E5 contains this formula: =SUMPRODUCT(–(MONTH(birthday)=D5)) This formula counts …
This tutorial show how to Convert Unix time stamp to Excel date using the example below. To convert a time in Excel’s format to a Unix time stamp, you can use a formula based on the DATE function. Formula =(A1/86400)+DATE(1970,1,1) Explanation of how this formula works In the example shown, the formula in C5 is: =(B5/86400)+DATE(1970,1,1) The Unix …
This tutorial show how to Convert time to time zone in Excel using the example below. To convert a time from one time zone to another, you can use a formula that converts hours entered as whole numbers to the decimal values that Excel recognizes as times. Formula =MOD(time+(hours/24),1) Explanation of how this formula works In …
This tutorial show how to Convert text to date in Excel using the example below. To convert text in an unrecognized date format to a proper Excel date, you can parse the text and assemble a proper date with a formula based on several functions: DATE, LEFT, MID, and RIGHT. Note: Before you go the formula route, see …
This tutorial show how to Convert text timestamp into time in Excel using the example below. Top convert a timestamp entered as text into a proper Excel time, you can use the MID function to extract components and the TIME function to assemble the time. Formula =TIME(MID(A1,1,2),MID(A1,4,2),MID(A1,7,2)) Explanation of how this formula works In the example …
This tutorial show how to Extract time from a date and time in Excel using the example below. If you have dates with time values and you want to extract only the time portion (the fractional part), you can use a formula that uses the MOD function. Note: Excel handles dates and time using a scheme in which …
This tutorial show how to Extract date from a date and time in Excel using the example below. If you have dates with time values and you want to extract only the date portion, you can use a formula that uses the INT function. Note: Excel handles dates and time using a scheme in which …
This tutorial show how to Dynamic date list in Excel using the example below. To create a dynamic date list, you can use a formula that increments a start date to create and display additional dates. Formula =start+ROWS(exp_rng)-1-offset Explanation of how this formula works In the example shown, the formula in B5 is: =start+ROWS($B$5:B5)-1-offset where “start” is …
This tutorial shows how to work Tax rate calculation with fixed base in Excel using the example below; Formula =IF(A1<limit,A1*rate,(A1-limit)*rate+fixed) Explanation This example shows how to set up simple formula using the IF function to calculate a tax amount with both fixed and variable components. In the example shown, the formula in C5 is: =IF(B5<limit,B5*rate,(B5-limit)*rate+fixed) in a …
Excel SWITCH function compares an expression to a list of values and returns the corresponding result. This example teaches you how to use the SWITCH function in Excel 2016 instead of the IFS function. 1a. For example, the IFS function below finds the correct states. Explanation: cell A2 contains the string 85-UT. The RIGHT function extracts the 2 rightmost …
This tutorial shows how to calculate Extract multiple matches into separate rows in Excel using the example below; Explanation To extract multiple matches to separate cells, in separate rows, you can use an array formula based on INDEX and SMALL. In the example shown, the formula in E5 is: {=IFERROR(INDEX(names,SMALL (IF(groups=E$4,ROW(names)-MIN(ROW (names))+1),ROWS($E$5:E5))),””)} This is an …
This tutorial shows how to calculate Nested IF function example in Excel using the example below; Formula =IF(T1,R1,IF(T2,R2,IF(T3,R3,IF(T4,R4,R5)))) Explanation In the code above, T1-T5 represents 5 different logical tests, and R1-R5 represents 5 different results. You can see that each IF function requires it’s own set of parentheses. This article describes the Excel nested IF construction. Usually, …
This tutorial shows how to calculate Return blank if in Excel using the example below; Formula =IF(A1=1,B1,””) Explanation To return a blank result using the IF function, you can use an empty string (“”). In the example shown, the formula in D5 (copied down) is: =IF(B5=1,C5,””) How this formula works This formula is based on the IF function, …
This tutorial shows how to calculate Invoice status with nested if in Excel using the example below; Formula =IF(balance=0,”Paid”,IF(current_date<due_date,”Open”,”Overdue”)) Explanation To determine invoice status (i.e. paid, open, overdue), you can use a nested IF formula and the TODAY function. In the example shown, the formula in G5 is: =IF(F5=0,”Paid”,IF(TODAY()<C5,”Open”,”Overdue”)) How this formula works Note: the “current date” …
This tutorial shows how to calculate IF with wildcards in Excel using the example below; Formula =IF(COUNTIF(A1,”??-????-???”),””,”invalid”) Explanation The IF function doesn’t support wildcards, but you can combine IF with COUNTIF or COUNTIF to get basic wildcard functionality. In the example shown, the formula in C5 is: =IF(COUNTIF(B5,”??-????-???”),””,”invalid”) How this formula works Unlike several other frequently used functions, …
This tutorial shows how to calculate IF with boolean logic in Excel using the example below; Formula = IF(criteria1*criteria2*criteria3,result) Explanation In the example shown, the formula in F8 is: {=SUM(IF((color=”red”)*(region=”East”)*(quantity>7),quantity))} Note: this is an array formula, and must be entered with control + shift + enter. How this formula works Note: This example demonstrates how to replace a nested …