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variable in Microsoft excel
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uses of variables in Microsoft Excel
One can be used to represent number, text (strings),Boolean (T/F), dates or other information
Naming scheme of cells in Microsoft Excel
column letter(s) followed by the row number ex. : A1
Addition in Microsoft excel
Symbol: +; =A1+B1
Subtraction in Microsoft excel
Symbol: -;=A1-B1
Multiplication in Microsoft Excel
Symbol: *;=A1*B1
Division in Microsoft Excel
Symbol: /;=A1/B1
Exponentiation in Microsoft Excel
Symbol: ^;=A1^B1
Negation in Microsoft Excel
Symbol: -; =-A1
Percent in Microsoft Excel
Symbol: %;=A1%
Boolean in Microsoft Excel
Symbols: =, <, >, =>, >=, <>;=A1>B1
Operator precedent for parentheses
innermost first
Operator precedent for negation
=-5*3 =-15
Operator precedent for percent
=-5%*3 =-0.15
Operator precedent for exponentiation
left to right
Operator precedent for multiplication and division
left to right
Operator precedent for addition and subtraction
left to right
Operator precedent for comparison
left to right
=SIN(A1)
Returns the value of sine of the angle A1 in radians
=ASIN(A1)
Returns the value in radians of inverse sine of A1
=COS(A1)
Returns the value of cosine of the angle A1 in radians
=ACOS(A1)
Returns the value in radians of inverse cosine of A1
=TAN(A1)
Returns the value of tangent of the angle A1 in radians
=ATAN(A1)
Returns the value in radians of inverse tangent of A1
= RADIANS(A1)
Returns the conversion of A1 degrees to radians
=DEGREES(A1)
Returns the conversion of A1 radians to degrees
=PI()
Returns the value of pi
=EXP(A1)
returns the value of a natural number to the power of the number in cell A1 (e^A1)
=LN(A1)
returns the value of the natural logarithm of A1
=LOG(A1)
returns the value of the base 10 logarithm of A1
=LOG(A1,2)
returns the value of the logarithm of A1 to base 2
=10^A1
returns 10 to the A1 power; inverse function of LOG
=MOD(A1)
returns the modulus (similar to remainder) of A1
=SQRT(A1)
returns the square root of A1
=AVERAGE(A:A)
Takes an average of all values in column A
=STDEV(B1:C5)
Finds the standard deviation in the range B1: C5
=MIN(RangeA)
Finds the minimum value in the named range, Range A
=MAX('Sheet2'!A1:A6)
Finds the maximum value in worksheet 'Sheet2' range A1:A6
=LARGE(1:10,2)
Finds large values in rows 1:10, the 2 after the comma finds the second largest value
=SMALL (B3:B10,3)
Finds small values in a range B3: B10, the three after the comma finds the third smallest value
=SUM(B:B)
Sum of all values in column B
How to get function help in Microsoft Excel
Click on FX while in a blank cell to see a list of functions and function categories.> Enter a function in a cell.>Click on "Help on this function" to get detailed information with examples.
How to enter a series in Microsoft Excel
Type the first two numbers in the series, select the two numbers, and click and drag the box in the lower right corner of the selection.
How to insert a chart into Microsoft Excel
Select the data you would like to graph, then select the insert menu and select the desired type of chart.
The most used type of chart in engineering
Scatter chart
Type of chart useful for a histogram
Column chart
Type of chart useful for looking at project costs
Pie chart
Type of chart often suggested by Microsoft Excel (but usually a mistake to use in engineering)
Line chart
description of "<" in Microsoft Excel
less than
description of "<=" in Microsoft Excel
less than or equal to
description of "=" in Microsoft Excel
equal to
description of ">" in Microsoft Excel
greater than
description of ">=" in Microsoft Excel
greater than or equal to
description of "<>" in Microsoft Excel
not equal to
=AND(Subcondition 1, Subcondition 2,...)
"And" conditional in Microsoft Excel;True or 1 if all subconditions are true
=OR(Subcondition 1, Subcondition 2,...)
"Or" conditional in Microsoft Excel;True or 1 if one or more subconditions are true
=XOR(Subcondition 1, Subcondition 2,...)
"Xor" conditional in Microsoft Excel;True if an odd number of subconditions are true
=NOT(Subcondition 1)
"Not" conditional in Microsoft Excel;True if the subcondition is false
Conditional Format
A way to change the cell format based on what is in the cell or in another reference (useful for highlighting certain results)
Conditional Format Choices
number format, font format, border format, and fill format
How to insert a special trendline into a scatter plot
Select the Trendline submenu and more options, then change the options as desired in the Trendline format window