DAY 5:
EXCEL CHAPTERS 2
Rahul Kavi
Rahul.Kavi@mail.wvu.edu
SEPTEMBER 3rd, 2013
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RECAP
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Formatting.
Number Formats.
Printing and Page Layout.
Cell References.
Commonly used functions, other
functions(Date & Time)
• Nested Functions.
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CONDITIONAL
• IF(condition, then, else)
– Equal =
– Not Equal <>
– Less Than <, LT or Equal <=
– Greater Than >, GT or Equal >=
• Example: You want to add bonus points if
there is a yes in the bonus column
– IF(C2=“YES”,B2+$E$2,B2)
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NESTED FUNCTIONS
• You can use a function as the parameter
for another function.
• Example: Drop the lowest grade
– 5 Assignments, 25 points each
– SUM(B2:F2, -MIN(B2:F2))
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PAYMENTS
• Used for calculating loan payments
• PMT(rate, number of periods, present
value)
– Rate is per payment period
– Present value is usually negative (loans are
debt)
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LOOKUP FUNCTIONS
• VLOOKUP(value, lookup table, column)
– value is the item to look up
– the table should use absolute references
($A$1:$B$6)
– column is the column in the lookup table to
get the return value
• HLOOKUP(value, lookup table, row)
– same as VLOOKUP, but for horizontal lookup
tables
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RANGE NAMES
• Range names make it easier to specify
ranges in formulas and find ranges within
large spreadsheets
– Must begin with a letter or underscore
– Only letters, numbers, underscores, and
periods
• You can reference the range in formulas
with the name instead of using absolute
references
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MANAGING RANGE NAMES
• Name Box
• Name Manager Tool
– Formulas->Name Manager
– Can add, edit, or delete ranges names
• Use in Formula
– Paste Names as documentation
– Find name for formula
• Autocomplete will show range names, double
click the name to fill it in
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THINGS TO REMEMBER
• MyITLab Lesson A Due Today
(03/09/2013).
• Homework/Assignment posted.
• Homework/Assignment due on 09/13/2013
• Revise previous slides for Class Project
soon.
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