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How to make a Time Sheet in Excel

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This example teaches you how to create a simple timesheet calculator in Excel. Cells that contain formulas are colored light yellow. If you are in a hurry, simply download the Excel file.</div>
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1. To automatically calculate the next 4 days and dates when you enter a start date, use the formulas below.</div>
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<img alt="Date Formulas" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/time-sheet/date-formulas.png" title="Date Formulas" /></div>
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2. Select the cells containing the times.</div>
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<img alt="Select Time Cells" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/time-sheet/select-time-cells.png" title="Select Time Cells" /></div>
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3. Right click, click Format Cells, and select the right Time format. Use the circled format for cell K12, K13, K14.</div>
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<img alt="Time Format" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/time-sheet/time-format.png" title="Time Format" /></div>
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4. To automatically calculate the hours worked each day, the total hours and the overtime hours, use the formulas below.</div>
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<img alt="Time Formulas" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/time-sheet/time-formulas.png" title="Time Formulas" /></div>

How to make a Time Sheet in Excel

This example teaches you how to create a simple timesheet calculator in Excel. Cells that contain formulas are colored light yellow. If you...

How to Calculate the Days of the Year in Excel

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An easy formula that returns the day of the year for a given date. There's no built-in function in Excel that can do this.</div>
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1. Enter the formula shown below.</div>
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<img alt="Day of the Year in Excel" height="110" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/day-of-the-year/day-of-the-year.png" title="Day of the Year in Excel" width="604" /></div>
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Explanation: Dates and times are stored as numbers in Excel and count the number of days since January 0, 1900. June 23, 2012 is the same as 41083. The DATE function accepts three arguments: year, month and day. DATE(YEAR(A1),1,1) or 1-jan-2012 is the same as 40909. Subtracting these numbers (41083 - 40909 = 174) and adding 1 gives the day of the year.</div>

How to Calculate the Days of the Year in Excel

An easy formula that returns the day of the year for a given date. There's no built-in function in Excel that can do this. 1. Enter t...

How to Count Blank/Nonblank Cells in Excel

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This example shows you how to count the number of blank and nonblank cells in Excel.</div>
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1. The COUNTBLANK function counts the number of blank cells.</div>
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<img alt="CountBlank Function in Excel" height="270" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/count-blank-nonblank-cells/countblank-function.png" title="CountBlank Function in Excel" width="476" /></div>
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2. The COUNTA function counts the number of nonblank cells. COUNTA stands for count all.</div>
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<img alt="CountA Function in Excel" height="270" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/count-blank-nonblank-cells/counta-function.png" title="CountA Function in Excel" width="476" /></div>

How to Count Blank/Nonblank Cells in Excel

This example shows you how to count the number of blank and nonblank cells in Excel. 1. The COUNTBLANK function counts the number of blan...

How to Sum onle the Largest Numbers in Excel

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This example shows you how to create an array formula that sums the largest numbers in a range.</div>
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1. We use the LARGE function. For example, to find the second to largest number, use the following function.</div>
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<img alt="Large Function" height="310" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/sum-largest-numbers/large-function.png" title="Large Function" width="410" /></div>
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2. To sum the 4 largest numbers (don't be overwhelmed), add the SUM function and replace 2 with {1,2,3,4}.</div>
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<img alt="Array Formula" height="310" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/sum-largest-numbers/array-formula.png" title="Array Formula" width="410" /></div>
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3. Finish by pressing CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER.</div>
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<img alt="Sum Largest Numbers Result" height="310" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/sum-largest-numbers/sum-largest-numbers-result.png" title="Sum Largest Numbers Result" width="409" /></div>
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Note: The formula bar indicates that this is an array formula by enclosing it in curly braces {}. Do not type these yourself. They will disappear when you edit the formula.</div>
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Explanation: The range (array constant) created by the LARGE function is stored in Excel's memory, not in an range. The array constant looks as follows.</div>
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{22,10,8,6}</div>
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This array constant is used as an argument for the SUM function, giving a result of 46.</div>

How to Sum onle the Largest Numbers in Excel

This example shows you how to create an array formula that sums the largest numbers in a range. 1. We use the LARGE function. For example...

How to Sum Every nth Row in Excel

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This example shows you how to create an array formula that sums every nth row in Excel. We will show it for n = 3, but you can do this for any number.</div>
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1. The ROW function returns the row number of a cell.</div>
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<img alt="Row Function in Excel" height="270" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/sum-every-nth-row/row-function.png" title="Row Function in Excel" width="604" /></div>
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2. The MOD function gives the remainder of a division. For example, for the first row, MOD(1,3) equals 1. 1 is divided by 3 (0 times) to give a remainder of 1. For the third row, MOD(3,3) equals 0. 3 is divided by 3 (exactly 1 time) to give a remainder of 0. As a result, the formula returns 0 for every 3th row.</div>
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<img alt="Mod Function" height="270" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/sum-every-nth-row/mod-function.png" title="Mod Function" width="604" /></div>
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Note: change the 3 to 4 to sum every 4th row, to 5 to sum every 5th row, etc.</div>
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3. Slightly change the formula as shown below.</div>
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<img alt="TRUE or FALSE" height="270" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/sum-every-nth-row/true-false.png" title="TRUE or FALSE" width="604" /></div>
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4. To get the sum of the product of these two ranges (FALSE=0, TRUE=1), use the SUM function and finish by pressing CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER.</div>
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<img alt="Sum Every nth Row Result" height="290" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/sum-every-nth-row/sum-every-nth-row-result.png" title="Sum Every nth Row Result" width="604" /></div>
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Note: The formula bar indicates that this is an array formula by enclosing it in curly braces {}. Do not type these yourself. They will disappear when you edit the formula.</div>
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Explanation: The product of these two ranges (array constant) is stored in Excel's memory, not in an range. The array constant looks as follows.</div>
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{0;0;5;0;0;66;0;0;21}</div>
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This array constant is used as an argument for the SUM function, giving a result of 92.</div>

How to Sum Every nth Row in Excel

This example shows you how to create an array formula that sums every nth row in Excel. We will show it for n = 3, but you can do this for ...

how to Separate Strings in Ms Excel

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This example teaches you how to separate strings in Excel.</div>
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<img alt="Separate Strings Example" height="230" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/separate-strings/separate-strings-example.png" title="Separate Strings Example" width="420" /></div>
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The problem we are dealing with is that we need to tell Excel where we want to separate the string. In case of Smith, Mike the comma is at position 6 while in case of Williams, Janet the comma is at position 9.</div>
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1. To get the first name, use the formula below.</div>
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<img alt="First Name" height="230" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/separate-strings/first-name.png" title="First Name" width="420" /></div>
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Explanation: to find the position of the comma, use the FIND function (position 6). To get the length of a string, use the LEN function (11 characters). =RIGHT(A2,LEN(A2)-FIND(",",A2)-1) reduces to =RIGHT(A2,11-6-1). =RIGHT(A2,4) extracts the 4 rightmost characters and gives the desired result (Mike).</div>
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2. To get the last name, use the following formula.</div>
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<img alt="Last Name" height="230" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/separate-strings/last-name.png" title="Last Name" width="420" /></div>
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Explanation: to find the position of the comma, use the FIND function (position 6). =LEFT(A2,FIND(",", A2)-1) reduces to =LEFT(A2,6-1). =LEFT(A2,5) extracts the 5 leftmost characters and gives the desired result (Smith).</div>
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3. Select the range B2:C2 and drag it down.</div>
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<img alt="Separate Strings Result" height="230" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/separate-strings/separate-strings-result.png" title="Separate Strings Result" width="420" /></div>

how to Separate Strings in Ms Excel

This example teaches you how to separate strings in Excel. The problem we are dealing with is that we need to tell Excel where we want ...

Percentiles and Quartiles in Excel

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This example teaches you how to use the PERCENTILE and QUARTILE function in Excel. Below you can find a list of scores (green fill for illustration only).</div>
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1. Use the PERCENTILE function shown below to calculate the 30th percentile. Excel returns the value 12.7. This means that 30% (6 out of 20) of the scores are lower or equal to 12.7</div>
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Note: The second argument of the PERCENTILE function must be a decimal number between 0 and 1. Excel uses a slightly different algorithm to calculate percentiles and quartiles than you find in most statistics books. If you're interested, download the Excel file.</div>
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2. Use the PERCENTILE function shown below to calculate the 90th percentile. Excel returns the value 61.7. This means that 90% (18 out of 20) of the scores are lower or equal to 61.7</div>
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3. Use the QUARTILE function shown below to calculate the 1st quartile. Excel returns the value 11.25. This means that 25% (5 out of 20) of the scores are lower or equal to 11.25</div>
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<img alt="1st Quartile in Excel" height="470" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/percentiles-quartiles/1st-quartile.png" title="1st Quartile in Excel" width="604" /></div>
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Note: The second argument of the QUARTILE function must be a number between 0 and 4. PERCENTILE(A1:A20,0.25) gives the exact same result. It's up to you which function you would like to use for quartiles. Below you can find an overview.</div>
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<tr><td><span class="highlight" style="font-weight: bold;">Minimum Value</span></td><td height="36">PERCENTILE(A1:A20,0)</td><td>QUARTILE(A1:A20,0)</td><td>MIN(A1:A20)</td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="highlight" style="font-weight: bold;">1st Quarter</span></td><td height="36">PERCENTILE(A1:A20,0.25)</td><td>QUARTILE(A1:A20,1)</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="highlight" style="font-weight: bold;">Median</span></td><td height="36">PERCENTILE(A1:A20,0.50)</td><td>QUARTILE(A1:A20,2)</td><td>MEDIAN(A1:A20)</td></tr>
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<tr><td><span class="highlight" style="font-weight: bold;">3rd Quarter</span></td><td height="36">PERCENTILE(A1:A20,0.75)</td><td>QUARTILE(A1:A20,3)</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="highlight" style="font-weight: bold;">Maximum Value</span></td><td height="36">PERCENTILE(A1:A20,1)</td><td>QUARTILE(A1:A20,4)</td><td>MAX(A1:A20)<br /></td></tr>
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Percentiles and Quartiles in Excel

This example teaches you how to use the PERCENTILE and QUARTILE function in Excel. Below you can find a list of scores (green fill for illu...

Substitute vs Replace in Excel

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This example shows the difference between the SUBSTITUTE function and the REPLACE function.</div>
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1a. If you know the text to be replaced, use the SUBSTITUTE function.</div>
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1b. The SUBSTITUTE function has a 4th optional argument. You can use this argument to indicate which occurrence you want to substitute.</div>
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2. If you know the position of the text to be replaced, use the REPLACE function.</div>
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<img alt="Replace Function in Excel" height="190" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/substitute-vs-replace/replace-function.png" title="Replace Function in Excel" width="604" /></div>
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How to Count with Or make an Criteria in Excel

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Counting with Or criteria in Excel can be tricky. This article shows several easy to follow examples.</div>
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1. We start simple. For example, we want to count the number of cells that contain Google or Facebook (one column).</div>
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2a. However, if we want to count the number of rows that contain Google <u>or</u> Stanford (two columns), we cannot simply use the COUNTIF function twice (see the picture below). Rows that contain Google and Stanford are counted twice, but they should only be counted once. 4 is the answer we are looking for.</div>
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<img alt="Wrong Formula" height="270" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/count-with-or-criteria/wrong-formula.png" title="Wrong Formula" width="604" /></div>
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2b. What we need is an array formula. We use the IF function to check if Google <u>or</u> Stanford occurs.</div>
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Explanation: TRUE = 1, FALSE = 0. For row 1, the IF function evaluates to IF(TRUE+TRUE,1,0), IF(2,1,0), 1. So the first row will be counted. For row 2, the IF function evaluates to IF(FALSE+FALSE,1,0), IF(0,1,0), 0. So the second row will not be counted. For row 3, the IF function evaluates to IF(FALSE+TRUE,1,0), IF(1,1,0), 1. So the third row will be counted, etc.</div>
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2c. All we need is a SUM function that counts these 1's. To achieve this (don't be overwhelmed), we add the SUM function and replace A1 with A1:A8 and B1 with B1:B8.</div>
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2d. Finish by pressing CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER.</div>
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Note: The formula bar indicates that this is an array formula by enclosing it in curly braces {}. Do not type these yourself. They will disappear when you edit the formula.</div>
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Explanation: The range (array constant) created by the IF function is stored in Excel's memory, not in an range. The array constant looks as follows:</div>
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{1;0;1;0;1;0;1;0}</div>
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This array constant is used as an argument for the SUM function, giving a result of 4.</div>
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3. We can go one step further. For example, we want to count the number of rows that contain Google <u>and</u>Stanford <u>or</u> Columbia.</div>
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How to Remove Unwanted Characters in Excel

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The TRIM function returns a string with extra spaces, starting spaces and ending spaces removed. The CLEAN function removes nonprintable characters from a string.</div>
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1. For example, cell A1 below contains the string " Excel   Easy  "</div>
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<img alt="Trim Function in Excel" height="110" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/remove-unwanted-characters/trim-function.png" title="Trim Function in Excel" width="604" /></div>
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Note: the TRIM function returns the string "Excel Easy".</div>
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2. For example, cell A1 below contains a nonprintable character.</div>
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<img alt="Clean Function in Excel" height="110" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/remove-unwanted-characters/clean-function.png" title="Clean Function in Excel" width="604" /></div>
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Note: the CLEAN function removes this nonprintable character. Text imported from other applications may contain nonprintable characters.</div>

How to Remove Unwanted Characters in Excel

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Forecasting and Trends in Excel

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When you add a <span style="color: #339ccb;">trendline</span> to an Excel chart, Excel can display the equation in a chart (see below). You can use this equation to calculate future sales. The FORECAST and TREND function give the exact same result.</div>
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<img alt="Trendline in Excel" height="289" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/forecast-trend/trendline.png" title="Trendline in Excel" width="481" /></div>
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Explanation: Excel uses the method of least squares to find a line that best fits the points. The R-squared value equals 0.9295, which is a good fit. The closer to 1, the better the line fits the data.</div>
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1. Use the equation to calculate future sales.</div>
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<img alt="Equation" height="370" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/forecast-trend/equation.png" title="Equation" width="604" /></div>
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2. Use the FORECAST function to calculate future sales.</div>
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<img alt="Forecast Function" height="370" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/forecast-trend/forecast-function.png" title="Forecast Function" width="604" /></div>
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Note: when we drag the FORECAST function down, the <span style="color: #339ccb;">absolute references</span> ($B$2:$B$11 and $A$2:$A$11) stay the same, while the relative reference (A12) changes to A13 and A14.</div>
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3. If you prefer to use an array formula, use the TREND function to calculate future sales.</div>
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<img alt="Trend Function" height="370" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/forecast-trend/trend-function.png" title="Trend Function" width="604" /></div>
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Note: first, select the range E12:E14. Next, type =TREND(B2:B11,A2:A11,A12:A14). Finish by pressing CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER. The formula bar indicates that this is an array formula by enclosing it in curly braces {}. To delete this array formula, select the range E12:E14 and press Delete.</div>

Forecasting and Trends in Excel

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How to solve Quadratic Equation in Excel

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A quadratic equation is of the form ax<sup>2</sup> + bx + c = 0 where a ≠ 0. A quadratic equation can be solved by using the quadratic formula. You can also use Excel's Goal Seek feature to solve a quadratic equation.</div>
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1. For example, we have the formula y = 3x<sup>2</sup> - 12x + 9.5. It's easy to calculate y for any given x. For x = 1, y = 0.5</div>
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<img alt="Excel Formula, x = 1" height="130" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/quadratic-equation/formula-1.png" title="Excel Formula, x = 1" width="604" /></div>
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2. For x = 2, y = -2.5</div>
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<img alt="Excel Formula, x = 2" height="130" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/quadratic-equation/formula-2.png" title="Excel Formula, x = 2" width="604" /></div>
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3. But what if we want to know x for any given y? For example, y = 24.5. We need to solve 3x<sup>2</sup> - 12x + 9.5 = 24.5. We can solve the quadratic equation 3x<sup>2</sup> - 12x + 9.5 - 24.5 = 0 by using the quadratic formula.</div>
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3x<sup>2</sup> - 12x -15 = 0<br />a = 3, b = -12, c = -15<br />D = b<sup>2</sup>- 4ac = (-12)<sup>2</sup> - 4 * 3 * -15 = 144 + 180 = 324</div>
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<tr><td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" rowspan="2" width="20">x =</td><td nowrap="nowrap" width="65">-b + √D</td><td nowrap="nowrap" rowspan="2" width="50">or</td><td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" rowspan="2" width="20">x =</td><td nowrap="nowrap" width="65">-b - √D</td></tr>
<tr><td class="upper_line" style="border-top-color: black; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">2a</td><td class="upper_line" style="border-top-color: black; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">2a</td></tr>
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<tr><td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" rowspan="2" width="20">x =</td><td nowrap="nowrap" width="65">12 + √324</td><td nowrap="nowrap" rowspan="2" width="50">or</td><td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" rowspan="2" width="20">x =</td><td nowrap="nowrap" width="65">12 - √324</td></tr>
<tr><td class="upper_line" style="border-top-color: black; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">6</td><td class="upper_line" style="border-top-color: black; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;">6</td></tr>
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<tr><td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" rowspan="2" width="20">x =</td><td nowrap="nowrap" width="65">12 + 18</td><td nowrap="nowrap" rowspan="2" width="50">or</td><td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" rowspan="2" width="20">x =</td><td nowrap="nowrap" width="65">12 - 18</td></tr>
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<tr><td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" rowspan="2" width="20">x =</td><td nowrap="nowrap" rowspan="2" width="65">5</td><td nowrap="nowrap" rowspan="2" width="50">or</td><td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" rowspan="2" width="20">x =</td><td nowrap="nowrap" rowspan="2" width="65">-1</td></tr>
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4. You can use Excel's Goal Seek feature to obtain the exact same result. On the Data tab, in the Data Tools group, click What-If Analysis, Goal Seek.</div>
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<img alt="Click Goal Seek" height="239" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/quadratic-equation/click-goal-seek.png" title="Click Goal Seek" width="604" /></div>
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The Goal Seek dialog box appears.</div>
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5. Select cell B2.</div>
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6. Click in the 'To value' box and type 24.5</div>
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7. Click in the 'By changing cell' box and select cell A2.</div>
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8. Click OK.</div>
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<img alt="Goal Seek Parameters" height="142" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/quadratic-equation/goal-seek-parameters.png" title="Goal Seek Parameters" width="209" /></div>
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Result.</div>
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<img alt="Solve a Quadratic Equation in Excel" height="130" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/quadratic-equation/solve-quadratic-equation.png" title="Solve a Quadratic Equation in Excel" width="604" /></div>
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Note: Excel returns the solution x = 5. Excel finds the other solution if you start with a x-value closer to x = -1. For example, enter the value 0 into cell A2 and repeat steps 4 to 8. To find the roots, set y = 0 and solve the quadratic equation 3x<sup>2</sup> - 12x + 9.5 = 0. In this case, set 'To value' to 0.</div>

How to solve Quadratic Equation in Excel

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How to find out the Last Day of the Month in Excel

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To get the date of the last day of the month in Excel, use the EOMONTH (End of Month) function.</div>
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1. For example, get the date of the last day of the current month.</div>
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<img alt="Last Day, Current Month" height="110" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/last-day-of-the-month/last-day-current-month.png" title="Last Day, Current Month" width="604" /></div>
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Note: the EOMONTH function returns the serial number of the date. Apply a <a href="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/date-time-formats.html" style="color: #339ccb; text-decoration: none;">Date format</a> to display the date.</div>
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2. For example, get the date of the last day of the next month.</div>
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3. For example, get the date of the last day of the current month - 8 months = 6 - 8 = -2 = October (-2+12=10), 2011!</div>
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How to find out the Last Day of the Month in Excel

To get the date of the last day of the month in Excel, use the EOMONTH (End of Month) function. 1. For example, get the date of the last ...

How to use COMPARE AND TEXT formula in Excel

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This example shows two ways to compare text in Excel. One is case-sensitive and one is case-insensitive.</div>
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1. Use the EXACT function (case-sensitive).</div>
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2. Use the formula =A1=B1 (case-insensitive).</div>
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How to use COMPARE AND TEXT formula in Excel

This example shows two ways to compare text in Excel. One is case-sensitive and one is case-insensitive. 1. Use the EXACT function (case-...

Use of "Indirect" Formula in Excel

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The INDIRECT function returns the reference specified by a text string.</div>
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1. For example, the INDIRECT function below reduces to =INDIRECT("C2"), =C2, 5</div>
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Do we really need the INDIRECT function for this? Yes. Below you can find the result without using the INDIRECT function.</div>
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2. For example, the function below reduces to =SUM(INDIRECT("E3:E6")), =SUM(E3:E6), 27</div>
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Note: the & operator is used to <a href="http://www.excel-easy.com/functions/text-functions.html#join-strings" style="color: #339ccb; text-decoration: none;">join strings</a>. Border for illustration only.</div>
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3. For example, the function below reduces to =AVERAGE(Scores), 9</div>
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<img alt="Name" height="150" src="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/images/indirect/name.png" title="Name" width="604" /></div>
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Note: the <a href="http://www.excel-easy.com/examples/names-in-formulas.html" style="color: #339ccb; text-decoration: none;">named</a> range Scores refers to the range C2:C4.</div>

Use of "Indirect" Formula in Excel

The INDIRECT function returns the reference specified by a text string. 1. For example, the INDIRECT function below reduces to =INDIRECT(...