IGCSE ICT - Spreadsheets in Excel - Functions

1. Functions
Learning to use Functions in Spreadsheets

2. Value of the week
“A Healthy living for a
Strong body and mind”

3. Starter Task - Formula
What formula should I write in C5 to
calculate TOTAL SALES ?

4. What are
Functions ?

5. “A Function is a
predefined formula and
is already available
in Excel.
Remember that a “Formula”
was written and defined by
the user

6. Examples
of
functions
▫ =SUM()
▫ =AVERAGE()
▫ =COUNT()
▫ =MAX()
▫ =MIN()

7. Functions
Explained..
▫ =SUM()
■ calculate the total of the numbers
in the range
▫ =AVERAGE()
■ calculate the average value of
the numbers in the range
▫ =COUNT()
■ calculate the total number of
the cells in the selected range

8. Functions
Explained..
▫ =MAX()
■ find the largest value in the
selected range
▫ =MIN()
■ find the smallest value in
the selected range

9. Points to
remember
about
functions
• Functions always begin with a
equal sign =
• Use the cell range inside the
function (A4:D4)
• Even if you update the
numbers in the concerned
cells the function will
automatically work out the
new formula value.
Just like ‘Formulas’

11. Task 1 1. Enter all the data into Excel and format as shown
2. Fill in the cells in blue with suitable formulas/functions

12. PLENARY A group of adjacent cells is called a --------------
What function would I use to find the
smallest value in a given selection of
cells? -----------------
Collection of worksheets are known as__-----------
______
range
workbook
MIN()