Lab 1
Basic Excel Functions
1. SUM()
o Adds a range of numbers.
o Example: =SUM(A1:A5)
2. AVERAGE()
o Calculates the mean of numbers.
o Example: =AVERAGE(B2:B6)
3. MAX()
o Returns the maximum value.
o Example: =MAX(C1:C10)
4. MIN()
o Returns the minimum value.
o Example: =MIN(D1:D10)
5. COUNT()
o Counts the number of numeric entries in a range.
o Example: =COUNT(E1:E10)
6. COUNTA()
o Counts the number of non-empty cells (both text and numbers).
o Example: =COUNTA(F1:F10)
7. IF()
o Conditional function returning different outputs based on condition.
o Example: =IF(G1>50, "Pass", "Fail")
8. AND()
o Checks if all conditions are TRUE.
o Example: =AND(H1>40, H2>40)
9. OR()
o Checks if any condition is TRUE.
o Example: =OR(I1>40, I2>40)
10. NOT()
o Reverses the logical value.
o Example: =NOT(J1>50)
11. LEN()
o Counts the number of characters in a cell.
o Example: =LEN(K1)
12. LEFT()
o Extracts characters from the left.
o Example: =LEFT(L1,3)
13. RIGHT()
o Extracts characters from the right.
o Example: =RIGHT(M1,2)
14. MID()
o Extracts characters from the middle.
o Example: =MID(N1,2,3)
15. CONCATENATE() or CONCAT()
o Joins two or more strings.
o Example: =CONCAT(O1," ",P1)
16. TRIM()
o Removes extra spaces.
o Example: =TRIM(Q1)
17. UPPER()
o Converts text to uppercase.
o Example: =UPPER(R1)
18. LOWER()
o Converts text to lowercase.
o Example: =LOWER(S1)
19. PROPER()
o Capitalizes first letter of each word.
o Example: =PROPER(T1)
20. NOW()
o Returns current date and time.
o Example: =NOW()
21. TODAY()
o Returns current date.
o Example: =TODAY()