Maximize the power of Excel 2013 formulas with this must-have Excel reference
John Walkenbach, known as "Mr. Spreadsheet," is a master at deciphering complex technical topics and Excel formulas are no exception. This fully updated book delivers more than 800 pages of Excel 2013 tips, tricks, and techniques for creating formulas that calculate, developing custom worksheet functions with VBA, debugging formulas, and much more.
- Demonstrates how to use all the latest features in Excel 2013
- Shows how to create financial formulas and tap into the power of array formulas
- Serves as a guide to using various lookup formulas, working with conditional formatting, and developing custom functions
- Shares proven solutions for handling typical (and not-so-typical) Excel formula challenges
- Includes links to the "Mr. Spreadsheet" website, which contains all the templates and worksheets used in the book, plus access to John Walkenbach's award-winning Power Utility Pak.
From charts to PivotTables and everything in between, Excel 2013 Formulas is your formula for Excel success.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1PART I: Basic Information
Chapter 1: Excel in a Nutshell 9
Chapter 2: Basic Facts about Formulas 33
Chapter 3: Working with Names 61
PART II: Using Functions in Your Formulas
Chapter 4: Introducing Worksheet Functions 105
Chapter 5: Manipulating Text 123
Chapter 6: Working with Dates and Times 149
Chapter 7: Counting and Summing Techniques 187
Chapter 8: Using Lookup Functions 221
Chapter 9: Working with Tables and Lists 243
Chapter 10: Miscellaneous Calculations 283
PART III: Financial Formulas
Chapter 11: Borrowing and Investing Formulas 307
Chapter 12: Discounting and Depreciation Formulas 327
Chapter 13: Financial Schedules 345
PART IV: Array Formulas
Chapter 14: Introducing Arrays 369
Chapter 15: Performing Magic with Array Formulas 395
PART V: Miscellaneous Formula Techniques
Chapter 16: Importing and Cleaning Data 421
Chapter 17: Charting Techniques 449
Chapter 18: Pivot Tables 493
Chapter 19: Conditional Formatting 545
Chapter 20: Using Data Validation 571
Chapter 21: Creating Megaformulas 583
Chapter 22: Tools and Methods for Debugging Formulas 601
PART VI: Developing Custom Worksheet Functions
Chapter 23: Introducing VBA 629
Chapter 24: Function Procedure Basics 643
Chapter 25: VBA Programming Concepts 665
Chapter 26: VBA Custom Function Examples 701
PART VII: Appendixes
Appendix A: Excel Function Reference 751
Appendix B: Using Custom Number Formats 769
Index 791