Basic Excel Formulas Cheat Sheet
SUM()
Adds numbers in a range:
=SUM(A1:A10)
AVERAGE()
Calculates the average:
=AVERAGE(B2:B8)
IF()
Logical test with conditional output:
=IF(A2>1000, "High", "Low")
VLOOKUP()
Looks up a value vertically:
=VLOOKUP("Product1", A2:C10, 2, FALSE)
HLOOKUP()
Looks up a value horizontally:
=HLOOKUP("Q1", A1:D4, 2, FALSE)
INDEX() + MATCH()
Flexible value lookup:
=INDEX(B2:B10, MATCH("Product1", A2:A10, 0))
COUNT()
Counts numeric values:
=COUNT(A1:A10)
COUNTA()
Counts non-empty cells:
=COUNTA(A1:A10)
COUNTIF()
Counts cells with a condition:
=COUNTIF(B2:B10, ">1000")
TEXT()
Formats numbers/dates:
=TEXT(A2, "dd-mm-yyyy")
CONCATENATE()
Joins cell contents:
=CONCATENATE(A2, " ", B2)
TEXTJOIN()
Joins with delimiter:
=TEXTJOIN(" ", TRUE, A2, B2, C2)
TRIM()
Removes extra spaces:
=TRIM(A2)
PivotTables
Used to summarize and analyze large datasets. No formula; access via Insert > PivotTable