Formulas

              A formula is an expression which calculates the value of a cell. These are predefined formulas and are already available in Excel. The most used formulas are,
  • Sum
  • Average
  • Count
  • Counta
  • Concatenate
  • If
  • Countif

Sum : It'll do the sum of selected cells. The formula is " =sum(number1,number2,...) ", we can also select whole cells by dragging.


Average : It'll do the average of selected cells. The formula is " =Average(number1,number2,...) ".



Count : Count will count only numbers not characters. The formula is " =Count(number1,number2,...) ".




Counta : Counta wil count non empty cells including text. The formula is " =Counta(number1,number2,...) ".



Concatenate : It'll concatenate the selected cells. The formula is " =Concatenate(number1,number2,...) ".



If : It is a logical formula, which test a condition is met and returns one value if true, and other value is false. The formula is " =if(logical test,[value if true],[value if false]) ".



Countif : Countif will count the cells which are repeated. The formula is " =countif(range,criteria) ".