📊 Excel examples

Excel formulas, tools and workflow examples.

Browse 53 Excel pages with practical examples for lookups, logical tests, summary formulas, text cleanup, date calculations, dynamic arrays and common spreadsheet workflows.

XLOOKUP Examples in Excel

XLOOKUP searches for a value in one range and returns a related value from another range. It is usually the best modern lookup formula for new wo...

VLOOKUP Examples in Excel

VLOOKUP looks for a value in the first column of a table and returns a value from a column to the right....

HLOOKUP Examples in Excel

HLOOKUP searches across the first row of a table and returns a value from a lower row....

INDEX MATCH Examples in Excel

INDEX MATCH combines MATCH to find a position and INDEX to return a value from that position....

MATCH Examples in Excel

MATCH returns the position of a value inside a range....

XMATCH Examples in Excel

XMATCH is a modern version of MATCH with clearer options for exact matching and search direction....

IF Formula Examples in Excel

IF returns one value when a condition is true and another value when it is false....

IFS Examples in Excel

IFS checks multiple conditions in order and returns the result for the first true condition....

AND and OR Examples in Excel

AND returns TRUE only when every condition is true. OR returns TRUE when at least one condition is true....

SWITCH Examples in Excel

SWITCH compares one expression against several possible values and returns the matching result....

IFERROR Examples in Excel

IFERROR returns a fallback value when a formula returns an error....

SUM Examples in Excel

SUM adds numbers together....

SUMIF Examples in Excel

SUMIF totals values that meet one condition....

SUMIFS Examples in Excel

SUMIFS totals values that match multiple conditions....

COUNT Examples in Excel

COUNT counts cells that contain numbers....

COUNTA Examples in Excel

COUNTA counts cells that are not empty....

COUNTIF Examples in Excel

COUNTIF counts cells that meet one condition....

COUNTIFS Examples in Excel

COUNTIFS counts rows that match multiple conditions....

AVERAGE Examples in Excel

AVERAGE returns the arithmetic mean of numbers....

AVERAGEIFS Examples in Excel

AVERAGEIFS averages values that meet multiple conditions....

SUBTOTAL Examples in Excel

SUBTOTAL calculates summaries that can ignore filtered rows....

AGGREGATE Examples in Excel

AGGREGATE can summarize data while ignoring errors, hidden rows or nested subtotals....

SUMPRODUCT Examples in Excel

SUMPRODUCT multiplies arrays together and returns the sum of the products....

LEFT, RIGHT and MID Examples in Excel

LEFT, RIGHT and MID extract characters from the start, end or middle of text....

LEN Examples in Excel

LEN counts the number of characters in a text value....

TRIM and CLEAN Examples in Excel

TRIM removes extra spaces and CLEAN removes many non-printing characters....

SUBSTITUTE Examples in Excel

SUBSTITUTE replaces specific text inside a cell....

TEXT Function Examples in Excel

TEXT converts a value to formatted text....

TEXTJOIN Examples in Excel

TEXTJOIN combines text values with a delimiter and can ignore blanks....

CONCAT Examples in Excel

CONCAT joins text from cells or ranges....

VALUE Examples in Excel

VALUE converts a number stored as text into a numeric value....

FIND and SEARCH Examples in Excel

FIND and SEARCH return the position of text inside another text value....

TODAY and NOW Examples in Excel

TODAY returns the current date. NOW returns the current date and time....

DATE Function Examples in Excel

DATE creates a valid Excel date from year, month and day numbers....

EOMONTH Examples in Excel

EOMONTH returns the last day of the month, a number of months before or after a date....

EDATE Examples in Excel

EDATE returns a date the specified number of months before or after a start date....

WORKDAY Examples in Excel

WORKDAY returns a date a number of working days before or after a start date....

NETWORKDAYS Examples in Excel

NETWORKDAYS counts working days between two dates....

DATEDIF Examples in Excel

DATEDIF returns the difference between two dates in years, months or days....

FILTER Function Examples in Excel

FILTER returns matching rows from a range or array....

SORT and SORTBY Examples in Excel

SORT and SORTBY return sorted dynamic arrays....

UNIQUE Examples in Excel

UNIQUE returns distinct values from a list or range....

SEQUENCE Examples in Excel

SEQUENCE generates a list or grid of sequential numbers....

TAKE and DROP Examples in Excel

TAKE returns part of an array. DROP removes rows or columns from an array....

VSTACK and HSTACK Examples in Excel

VSTACK combines arrays vertically. HSTACK combines arrays horizontally....

Tools & Workflows

PivotTable Examples in Excel

PivotTables summarize data by fields such as category, date, region and status....

Tools & Workflows

Conditional Formatting Examples in Excel

Conditional formatting highlights values, dates, duplicates and rules visually....

Tools & Workflows

Data Validation Examples in Excel

Data validation controls what users can enter in cells....

Tools & Workflows

Excel Chart Examples

Excel charts turn worksheet data into visual summaries for trends, comparisons and dashboards....

Tools & Workflows

Excel Table Examples

Excel Tables make ranges easier to sort, filter, reference and expand....

Tools & Workflows

Remove Duplicates Examples in Excel

Remove Duplicates helps clean repeated rows or repeated key values....

Tools & Workflows

Split Columns Examples in Excel

Splitting columns separates combined text such as names, codes and addresses....

Tools & Workflows

Excel Dashboard Examples

Excel dashboards combine formulas, charts and layout to summarize key information....

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Optional resources that may help if you are learning formulas, building reports, or working in spreadsheets often.

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Excel formula books
Practice formulas with structured examples you can keep beside your desk.
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Excel shortcut guides
Build speed with keyboard shortcuts for selection, formatting and navigation.
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Numeric keypads
Helpful if you enter many numbers on a laptop or compact keyboard.
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External monitors
Useful for viewing large worksheets, formulas and reference tables side by side.
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Desk notebooks
Sketch formula logic, report ideas and table structures before building.
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Laptop stands
Make long spreadsheet sessions more comfortable and ergonomic.
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