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Put the power of Excel functions to work in your formulasThere are more than 400 built-in functions in Excel 2019, from AGGREGATE to Z.TEST. The question is which ones will make your work easier? How and why should you use a particular function in your formulas? Excel Formulas and Functions For Dummies offers thorough but easy-to-read coverage of powerful Excel functions.With this book, you’ll learn to apply the power of Excel functions and formulas to make your work and other tasks easier. Compare 15-year vs. 30-year mortgage terms, choose between leasing or buying a car, compute classroom grades, create an amortization table, evaluate investment performance, calculate the real cost of credit card purchases, or forecast college expenses and savings. All of this and more is possible when you master functions and formulas in Excel. Although it covers the latest software version, Excel 2019, the techniques and functions described in this book can be used on any version of Excel. Step-by-step instruction on Excel's 150 most useful functionsEach function is illustrated by helpful, real-world examples85 specialized functions are described in abbreviated formIncludes Excel’s must-know functionsThis book is a must-read for beginning to intermediate Excel users who want to find out how to use Excel’s powerful built-in functions.

Learn to use Excel for practical, day-to-day calculationsExcel is a powerful program with more than 300 built-in functions that can be used to perform an almost infinite number of calculations. This friendly book shows you how to use the 150 most valuable ones in real-world situations: to compare the cost of buying vs. leasing a car, calculate classroom grades, or evaluate investment performance, for example. Another 85 specialized functions are also described. Detailed, step-by-step instructions help you understand how functions work within formulas and how you can use them to solve everyday problems.Excel is a complex tool, making it a perfect subject for the straightforward, plain-English approach of this bookFormulas and functions are explained in classic For Dummies fashion, with examples of how to apply the 150 most commonly used functions in real-world situationsDiscover how to use Excel to compare the cost of 15 and 30-year mortgages, decide whether to buy or lease a car, calculate the actual cost of credit card purchases, forecast college expenses, design a database for your own use, and much moreServes as an excellent resource for all versions of Excel, including the latest version 2013Excel Formulas and Functions For Dummies, 3rd Edition helps you put the power of Excel to work in your daily life.