Excel tutorials, functions and advanced formula examples, page 18
How to convert date to year in Excel & calculate age from date of birth
This tutorial explains the syntax and uses of the Excel YEAR function and provides formula examples to extract year from date, convert date to month and year, calculate age from the date of birth and determine leap years. Continue reading
Calculating week number in Excel (WEEKNUM function)
In this short tutorial, we will briefly talk about the syntax and arguments of Excel WEEKNUM, and then discuss a few formula examples demonstrating how you can use the WEEKNUM function to calculate week numbers in your Excel worksheets. Continue reading
Using MONTH and EOMONTH functions in Excel - formula examples
The tutorial explains the nuts and bolts of Excel MONTH and EOMONTH functions. You will find an array of formula examples demonstrating how to extract month from date in Excel, get the first and last day of the month, convert month name to number and more. Continue reading
WEEKDAY, DAY and other functions to calculate days in Excel
In this tutorial, you will find lots of formula examples demonstrating the use of WEEKDAY, DAY and DAYS functions in Excel. See how to return a day of week from date, get the number of days in the year, find how many days are between two dates and more. Continue reading
How to convert date to text using Excel TEXT function and no-formula ways
The article explains how to use the Excel TEXT function and a variety of other ways to convert dates to text in Excel. Continue reading
How to convert text to date and number to date in Excel
The tutorial explains how to use Excel functions to convert text to date and how to turn text strings into dates in a non-formula way. You will also learn how to quickly change a number to date format. Continue reading
How to insert dates in Excel - add today's date, auto fill a column with dates
This tutorial demonstrates various ways of entering dates in Excel. See how to insert today's date and current time as static or dynamic values, how to auto populate a column or row with weekdays, and how to auto fill random dates in Excel. Continue reading
How to change date format in Excel and create custom formatting
The first part of our tutorial focuses of formatting dates in Excel and explains how to set the default date and time formats, how to change date format in Excel, how to create custom date formatting, and convert your dates to another locale. Continue reading
Excel array formula examples for beginners and advanced users
The tutorial focuses on Excel array formula examples and demonstrates how to use Excel functions that support calculations in arrays to count cells that meet several conditions, sum values in every Nth row, count any given character in a range, and more. Continue reading
Excel array formulas, functions and constants - examples and guidelines
In this tutorial, you will learn what an Excel array formula is, how to enter it correctly in your worksheets, and how to use array constants and array functions in Excel. Continue reading
How to count cells with text and characters in Excel
This tutorial shows how to count cells with text and characters in Excel 2010-2013. You will find several helpful Excel formulas for counting characters in one or several cells, character limits for cells and get a link to see how to get the number of cells that contain specific text. Continue reading
INDEX function in Excel - 6 most efficient uses
In this tutorial, you will find a number of Excel INDEX formula examples that demonstrate the most efficient uses of INDEX in Excel. Continue reading
Try out super speedy Merge Tables Wizard BETA and share your feedback
What a beginning of the year it was! Not sure about you but I feel like the year is already flying by. Last week we officially finished the BETA version of new Merge Tables Wizard (whew!). So I'll take some time to kick my feet up while waiting for your feedback. Continue reading
Using OFFSET function in Excel - formula examples
The tutorial explains the arcane twists of the OFFSET function and covers the most efficient ways to use OFFSET in Excel. Continue reading
How to use INDIRECT function in Excel - formula examples
This Excel INDIRECT tutorial explains the function's syntax, basic uses and provides a number of formula examples that demonstrate how to use INDIRECT in Excel. Continue reading
Excel templates - where to download and how to make custom templates in Excel
Learn how to make your own Excel templates and where to find the best collections of free templates for your Excel such as calendars, budgets, invoices, inventory, charts, and more. Continue reading
How to calculate compound interest in Excel - formula for daily, monthly, yearly compounding
The tutorial explains the compound interest formula for Excel and provides examples of how to calculate the future value of the investment at annual, monthly or daily compounding interest rate. You will also find the detailed steps to create your own Excel compound interest calculator. Continue reading
How to calculate percentage in Excel - formula examples
In this tutorial, you will lean a quick way to calculate percentages in Excel, find the basic percentage formula and a few more formulas for calculating percentage increase, percent of total and more. Continue reading
How to show percentages in Excel
In this short tutorial, you will find many helpful details about Excel percent format and learn how to make Excel display percentages in the way you want. Continue reading
Using logical functions in Excel: AND, OR, XOR and NOT
Last week we tapped into the insight of Excel logical operators that are used to compare data in different cells. Today, you will see how to extend the use of logical operators and construct more elaborate logical tests to perform more complex calculations and more powerful data analysis. Excel logical functions such as AND, OR, XOR and NOT will help you in doing this. Continue reading
