Excel Functions Reference
Clear, example-first reference pages for the Excel functions people actually use. Each page has the syntax, worked examples, the errors that bite most often, and whether it works the same in Google Sheets.
Lookup
Looks up a value in the first column of a range and returns a value from a column to its right in the same row.
The modern replacement for VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP. Searches any array and returns a matching value from another array, in any direction.
Returns the value at a given row (and optional column) position within a range.
Returns the position of a value within a range, rather than the value itself.
Logic
Math
Adds the cells in a range that meet a single condition.
Adds cells that meet multiple conditions across several ranges.
Counts the cells in a range that meet a single condition.
Counts cells that meet multiple conditions across several ranges.
Adds all the numbers in one or more ranges.
Returns the arithmetic mean of the numbers in a range.
Averages the cells in a range that meet a condition.
Text
Joins text from multiple cells or a range with a delimiter, optionally skipping blanks.
Joins text from several cells or literal strings into one value.
Extract a fixed number of characters from the start, end, or middle of a text value.
Removes leading, trailing, and repeated internal spaces from text.
Date
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