SEE MORE, INCLUDING A FREE TRIAL, AT: www.PivotTable-Pro.com This presentation teaches use of basic formulas and mathematical operators. ***Basic Formulas*** Adding Values in Excel Using Values and Cell References as Formula Inputs. Using Cells as Formula Inputs Using the Mouse and Keyboard. Calculating Subtractions, Multiplications, Divisions and Exponents. Using More Than Two Inputs in a Formula. ***The Order Of Operations*** The Order Of Operations - BODMAS Using Parentheses in Excel Formulas

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LESSON: BASIC FORMULAS
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CONTENTS:
6 Basic Formulas
16 The Order of Operations
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2. Using formulas is when beginning users often start to
understand Excel’s usefulness, power and efficiency.

3. The five operators in this presentation, used with Excel’s
formula syntax, will help accomplish many common tasks.

4. This presentation shows you how to enter and edit
basic formulas in Excel using values, cell references
and/or other formulas as inputs.

5. By the end of this presentation you can:
 calculate in a cell using mathematical operators
 use values, cells and other formulas as formula inputs
 change the order of operations with parentheses

6. Let’s add up the two numbers here in the second row.

7. Formulas start with an equals (=) sign. This tells Excel to treat what
you type next as a formula, rather than values or text.

8. When you complete the entry, Excel displays the answer in the
cell. The formula bar shows the underlying calculation.

9. (If you leave out the equals sign, Excel just treats the entry as text
and doesn’t calculate it.)

10. What if you want to calculate using the values in other cells?

11. To refer to other cells’ values, type their addresses into the formula.
You can also do this by clicking on the cells, or using arrow keys.

12. The calculation updates automatically when the input cells change:

13. The other basic operators in Excel are minus (-), multiply (*), Divide
(/) and exponent (^).

14. Of course, you can extend a formula by adding additional inputs:

15. You can use combinations of values, cell references and other
formulas/functions as arguments for your calculation.

16. The Order of Operations
 Like maths, where there is more than one operation, Excel
calculates using the natural order of arithmetic operations –
BODMAS.
 Operations are calculated in the below order:
 Brackets first, then:
 Orders (ie powers & roots)
 Division & Multiplication (going right-to-left)
 Addition & Subtraction (going left-to-right)

17. The example demonstrates the order of operations:
2^2*3+5 = 4*3+5 = 12+5 = 17

18. Enter parentheses ( ) to manually change the order of operations.
i.e. 2^2*(3+5) = 2^2*8 = 4*8 = 32

19. You can enter multiple sets of parentheses for more changes:
i.e. 2^(2*(3+5)) = 2^(2*8) = 2^16 = 65536

20. PivotExcel is an independent training program and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation.
Microsoft, Excel, and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
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