Creating Simple Cell Formulas

Building calculations in Excel is pretty straightforward. If you want to find the sum of the values in two cells, you just type an equal sign (=), the reference of the first cell, a plus sign (+), and the reference of the second cell. The formula you enter will appear on the formula bar, where you can examine and edit it.

Build a Formula

  1. Click the cell into which you want to enter a formula.

  2. Type =.

  3. Type the expression representing the calculation you want to perform.

  4. Press Enter.

    Build a Formula

    Try This!

    Try This!

    Click the Microsoft Office Excel Help button and then, in the Excel Help dialog box, type common formulas in the Search text field, press Enter, and then click Examples Of Commonly Used Formulas from the list of available topics. The Microsoft Help file that appears has quite a few examples of formulas you might want to create.

Edit a Formula

  1. Click the cell you want to edit.

  2. Select the part of the formula you want to edit in the formula bar.

  3. Make any changes that you want.

  4. Press Enter.

    Edit a Formula

    Caution

    Caution

    Be sure that there’s no space before the equal sign in your formula. If there is, Excel will interpret the cell’s contents as text, not a formula.

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