Microsoft Excel Formulas Cheat Sheet
Formula Description Example
=SUM(A1:A5) Adds values in range A1 to A5 SUM of 10,20,30 = 60
=AVERAGE(A1:A5) Calculates average AVERAGE of 10,20,30 = 20
=MIN(A1:A5) Finds minimum value MIN of 10,20,30 = 10
=MAX(A1:A5) Finds maximum value MAX of 10,20,30 = 30
=ROUND(3.14159,2) Rounds number to 2 decimals Result = 3.14
=CONCAT(A1, " ", B1) Joins text from cells Hello + World = Hello World
=LEFT(A1,4) Extracts leftmost 4 characters Ahmed → Ahme
=RIGHT(A1,3) Extracts rightmost 3 characters Saleem → eem
=LEN(A1) Counts number of characters Ahmed → 5
=TRIM(A1) Removes extra spaces Hello → Hello
=IF(A1>50,"Pass","Fail") Checks condition 70 → Pass
=AND(A1>10,B1<5) Checks multiple conditions TRUE/FALSE
=VLOOKUP(101,A2:D20,2,FALSE)
Finds value in table Search ID 101 in column A
=INDEX(A1:C10,2,3) Returns value from row 2, col 3 Cell C2
=MATCH(50,A1:A10,0) Finds position of 50 If 50 is in A5 → 5
=TODAY() Returns current date 09-09-2025
=NOW() Returns current date & time 09-09-2025 10:30
=DAY(A1) Extracts day from date 09-09-2025 → 9
=MONTH(A1) Extracts month from date 09-09-2025 → 9
=YEAR(A1) Extracts year from date 09-09-2025 → 2025
=UNIQUE(A1:A10) Returns unique values {5,10,15}
=SORT(A1:A10) Sorts values Ascending order
=FILTER(A1:B10,B1:B10>50) Filters data Only values > 50