Advanced Excel Formulas Guide
This PDF contains important Excel formulas that are widely used in reporting, analytics, dashboards, finance, and
office jobs.
Logical Functions
Formula Purpose Example
IF Checks a condition =IF(A2>50,"Pass","Fail")
IFS Multiple conditions =IFS(A2>90,"A",A2>75,"B")
AND Checks multiple TRUE conditions =AND(A2>50,B2<100)
OR Checks if any condition is TRUE =OR(A2>50,B2>50)
IFERROR Handles errors =IFERROR(A2/B2,0)
Lookup Functions
Formula Purpose Example
XLOOKUP Modern lookup =XLOOKUP(A2,D:D,E:E)
VLOOKUP Vertical lookup =VLOOKUP(A2,D:E,2,FALSE)
INDEX + MATCH Flexible lookup =INDEX(E:E,MATCH(A2,D:D,0))
Text Functions
Formula Purpose Example
LEFT Extract left characters =LEFT(A2,3)
RIGHT Extract right characters =RIGHT(A2,4)
MID Extract middle text =MID(A2,2,5)
TRIM Removes extra spaces =TRIM(A2)
CONCAT Joins text =CONCAT(A2,B2)
TEXTJOIN Joins with separator =TEXTJOIN(",",TRUE,A2:A5)
Date Functions
Formula Purpose Example
TODAY Current date =TODAY()
NOW Current date & time =NOW()
DATEDIF Difference between dates =DATEDIF(A2,B2,"D")
EOMONTH End of month =EOMONTH(A2,0)
WORKDAY Future workday =WORKDAY(A2,10)
Dynamic Array Functions
Formula Purpose Example
FILTER Filters data =FILTER(A2:C10,C2:C10>100)
SORT Sorts data =SORT(A2:C10,2,1)
UNIQUE Unique values =UNIQUE(A2:A20)
SEQUENCE Generates numbers =SEQUENCE(10)
Tips to Learn Faster
• Practice formulas daily using small datasets.
• Learn Pivot Tables alongside formulas.
• Build mini projects like dashboards and reports.
• Use keyboard shortcuts to improve speed.
• Practice data cleaning using Power Query.