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7 Most-Used Excel Functions

This document lists and describes the 7 most commonly used functions in Excel. VLOOKUP is used to look up and retrieve data from a table. IF is used to make comparisons between values and expectations. SUM is used to add up a range of numbers. COUNTIF counts the number of cells that meet criteria. SUMIF sums values that meet specific criteria. CONCATENATE joins multiple text strings into one string. AVERAGE returns the average of a range of numbers.

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7 Most-Used Excel Functions

This document lists and describes the 7 most commonly used functions in Excel. VLOOKUP is used to look up and retrieve data from a table. IF is used to make comparisons between values and expectations. SUM is used to add up a range of numbers. COUNTIF counts the number of cells that meet criteria. SUMIF sums values that meet specific criteria. CONCATENATE joins multiple text strings into one string. AVERAGE returns the average of a range of numbers.

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7 most-used

Excel functions

VLOOKUP 1
Use it to look up and
retrieve data from a table.

Syntax

VLOOKUP (lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num, [range_lookup])

IF
Use it to make
2
comparisons between a
value and what you expect.

Syntax

IF(logical_test, value_if_true, [value_if_false])

SUM 3
Use it to add up a range
of numbers.

Syntax

SUM(range to be summed)

COUNTIF 4
Use it to count the number
of cells that meet a
criterion.

Syntax

COUNTIF(range, criteria)

SUMIF 5
Use it to sum the values
in a range that meet
specific criteria.

Syntax

SUMIF(range, criteria, [sum_range])

CONCATENATE
6
Use it to join two or more
text strings into one string.

Syntax

CONCATENATE(text1, [text2], …) To add spaces or punctuation, type the item in


quotation marks between the cells or values you want to connect.

AVERAGE 7
Use it to return the
average of a range of
numbers.
Syntax

AVERAGE (number1, [number2], …)

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