Basic outline numbering

The result is a value like “1.1”. If B5 is not blank, it means we have a new level 1 heading and IF returns 1. This is a bit tricky, because the outline number is a text string, not a number. That means we need to extract the value with a text function before we can increment. Notice we then add 1 directly to the result, which is still text....

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Omar George

Basic Pivot Chart configuration

You’ll also see a button to filter axis or category values. Notice all filters affect both the pivot chart and pivot table. Field buttons can be toggled on and off from the Analyze tab of the PivotChart Tools menu. Many people like to turn these off to keep the charts uncluttered. For example, notice this chart is using the general number format. That’s because I havent set a format in the pivot table....

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Angela Farrell

Basic SORT function example

In this worksheet, we have a list of names, scores, and groups. Currently the data is not sorted. Our goal is to sort this data in descending order by score. There are two new functions in Excel for sorting:SORTandSORTBY. Either function will work in this case, but well use the SORT function. Once we have a match, Ill press the TAB key. The first argument is called array. This is the data we want to sort....

April 14, 2025 · 2 min · 220 words · Nicole Lee

Basic SORTBY function example

In this worksheet, we have a list of names, scores, and groups. Currently, the data is not sorted. Our goal is to sort this data by group, then by score in descending order. Once we have a match, Ill press the TAB key to complete. The first argument is calledarray. This is the data we want to sort. In this case, thats the range B5:D14. Next, we need to enter a pair of arguments....

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · Lawrence Reid

Basic text sort formula

a rank) in thehelper column. Listing sorted values The helper column can be used to retrieve sorted values by rank. RANK can rank values from largest to smallest (i.e. top sales) as well as smallest to largest (i.e.

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 38 words · Ryan Gomez

Basic timesheet formula with breaks

This is done to calculate both work time and break time. Next, break time is subtracted from work time to get “net” work hours. This formula uses the MOD function to handle times that cross a day boundary (midnight). The square bracket syntax [h] tells Excel to display hour durations greater than 24 hours. Alternative timesheet layout The screenshot below shows an alternative format to capture time worked. For example, MOD(10,3) = 1....

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · William Mclaughlin

Basic XLOOKUP approximate match

Abstract Transcript In this video, well set up theXLOOKUP functionto perform an approximate match. In this worksheet, the table in B5:C9 contains quantity-based discounts. As the quantity increases, the discount also increases. I’ll name B5:B9quantityand I’ll name C5:C9discount. This is an optional step, but it will eliminate the need to useabsolute referencesinside XLOOKUP. AnExcel Tablewould also work well in this case. Next, I’ll put the cursor in F5. After typing an equals sign and the letters “xl” I’ll press TAB to complete....

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Lauren Cross

Basic XLOOKUP example

Abstract Transcript In this video, well set up theXLOOKUP functionwith a basic example. The XLOOKUP function is a more flexible replacement forVLOOKUP, and it’s just as easy to use. In this worksheet, we have population data for some of the largest cities in the world. This is enough to match XLOOKUP. I’ll then press the Tab key to confirm. The first argument for XLOOKUP is thelookup_value.For this, we want to use the city name in G4....

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 203 words · Samantha Campbell

Biggest gainers and losers

The data in B5:E16 is defined as anExcel Tablewith the namedata. At this point, we have the data we want, but it is not sorted. The output from FILTER is dynamic. If source data or criteria change, FILTER will return a new set of results. from a set of numeric data. Values can be sorted by one or more columns. SORT returns a dynamic array of results. Related videos FILTER function basic example How to show top or bottom n results

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 81 words · Rachel Morton

BigNum

Because BigNum is an improbably large value, the lookup will find the previous numeric value. In this (default) mode, MATCH assumes values are sorted in descending order. For more details, see:Last row in numeric data.

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 35 words · Nicholas Lee

BIN2DEC Function

A negative binary number is expected to use the two’s complement notation. Related functions DEC2BIN Function

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 16 words · Rachel Stewart

BIN2HEX Function

For example, the DECIMAL function can convert the binary number 1101 into the decimal number 13.

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 16 words · Melinda Gutierrez

BIN2OCT Function

For example, the DECIMAL function can convert the binary number 1101 into the decimal number 13.

April 14, 2025 · 1 min · 16 words · Yvonne Allen