The document explains advanced functions and formulas in Excel, highlighting their importance for calculations in electronic spreadsheets. It covers how to create and enter functions, the use of arguments, and the various categories of functions available, such as mathematical, date and time, logical, and lookup functions. Additionally, it provides steps for accessing and utilizing these functions effectively within the software.

1. ADVANCED FUNCTIONS
AND
FORMULAS IN EXCEL

2. Electronic spreadsheet
software are like Microsoft Excel
commonly used by individuals
and businesses to create and
produce much needed
calculations and operations.
Spreadsheets are designed with
functions and formulas that will
make calculating numerical data
easier and convinient for you.

3. Functions - are calculations that
return a result.
To create and enter functions,
always start with an equal sign (=).
Without it, Excel will not calculate a
result. The inputs in functions are
called arguments. Arguments can
be in a form of numbers, cell
references, or texts.

4. There are hundreds of
functions found in Excel. All these
can be accessed using either of the
following methods:
1. Click the Insert Function
button from the left side of the
formulas tab.

5. 2. Select a function from
one of the lists in the insert
Function dialog box. Then
click OK

6. 3. A Function Arguments
dialog box will appear that
will automatically assist you
to input numbers in your
selected function. This
window indicates what each
function does and the
arguments that each
function considers.

7. 4. Directly input numbers into
the cells. Useful prompts showing
the format of the functions and the
arguments that should be inserted
will appear. You may also use the
mouse to click desired ranges that
you want to include in the function.
Then the cells’ address will
automatically inserted in your
function. Once the numbers are
typed in the dialog box, click OK.

8. 5. The answer to the
Function is shown in the cell.

9. There are different categories
of functions. Some of which are the
following:
MATHEMATICAL – these include
mathematical functions such as
AVERAGE(), SUM(), etc.

10. DATE and TIME - these
are concerned with the date
and time such as
DATEVALUE() that converts
dates written in texts to
numbers.

11. LOGICAL - there are
used whether arguments,
texts, or values are true or
not depending on the set
standard.

12. LOOKUP and REFERENCE
- these functions are used
when looking for an entry or
value in the spreadsheet.

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