Excel 2013 Formulas

Excel 2013 Formulas (Mr. Spreadsheet’s Bookshelf)

Maximize the power of Excel 2013 formulas with this must-have Excel reference

John Walkenbach, known as “Mr. Spreadsheet,” is a master at deciphering complex technical topics and Excel formulas are no exception. This fully updated book delivers more than 800 pages of Excel 2013 tips, tricks, and techniques for creating formulas that calculate, developing custom worksheet functions with VBA, debugging formulas, and much more.

• Demonstrates how to use all the latest features in Excel 2013
• Shows how to create financial formulas and tap into the power of array formulas
• Serves as a guide to using various lookup formulas, working with conditional formatting, and developing custom functions
• Shares proven solutions for handling typical (and not-so-typical) Excel formula challenges
• Includes links to the “Mr. Spreadsheet” website, which contains all the templates and worksheets used in the book, plus access to John Walkenbach’s award-winning Power Utility Pak.

From charts to PivotTables and everything in between, Excel 2013 Formulas is your formula for Excel success.

Table of Contents

PART I: Basic Information
Chapter 1: Excel in a Nutshell   9
Chapter 2: Basic Facts about Formulas     33
Chapter 3: Working with Names   61

PART II: Using Functions in Your Formulas
Chapter 4: Introducing Worksheet Functions     105
Chapter 5: Manipulating Text   123
Chapter 6: Working with Dates and Times      149
Chapter 7: Counting and Summing Techniques    187
Chapter 8: Using Lookup Functions  221
Chapter 9: Working with Tables and Lists      243
Chapter 10: Miscellaneous Calculations     283

PART III: Financial Formulas
Chapter 11: Borrowing and Investing Formulas    307
Chapter 12: Discounting and Depreciation Formulas      327
Chapter 13: Financial Schedules     345

PART IV: Array Formulas
Chapter 14: Introducing Arrays   369
Chapter 15: Performing Magic with Array Formulas   395

PART V: Miscellaneous Formula Techniques
Chapter 16: Importing and Cleaning Data      421
Chapter 17: Charting Techniques    449
Chapter 18: Pivot Tables      493
Chapter 19: Conditional Formatting      545
Chapter 20: Using Data Validation   571
Chapter 21: Creating Megaformulas      583
Chapter 22: Tools and Methods for Debugging Formulas       601

PART VI: Developing Custom Worksheet Functions
Chapter 23: Introducing VBA   629
Chapter 24: Function Procedure Basics     643
Chapter 25: VBA Programming Concepts      665
Chapter 26: VBA Custom Function Examples     701

PART VII: Appendixes
Appendix A: Excel Function Reference      751
Appendix B: Using Custom Number Formats     769