The MINVERSE function takes just one argument, array, which should be a square matrix, with an equal number of rows and columns. In order for MINVERSE to calculate an inverse matrix, array must contain numbers only. When an inverse exists, MINVERSE returns an inverse matrix with the same dimensions as the array provided. If a matrix cannot be inverted, MINVERSE will return a #NUM! error. A matrix that can’t be inverted has a determinant of zero (0)....

To use PERCENTILE.EXC, provide a range of values and a number between 0 and 1 for the “k” argument, which represents percent. For example: You can also specify k as a percent using the % character: In the example shown, the formula in G5 is: where “scores” is the named range C5:C14. PERCENTILE.INC vs. PERCENTILE.EXC The reason the PERCENTILE.EXC function is exclusive is because the function excludes percentages from 0 to 1/(N+1) as well as N/(N+1) to 1, where N is the size of the input array....

Examples Numbers or punctuation characters inside a text string are unaffected: If a numeric value is given to PROPER, number formatting is removed. For example, if cell A1 contains the date June 26, 2021, date formatting will be lost and PROPER will return a date serial number as text: Related functions Use the LOWER function to convert text to lowercase, use the UPPER function to convert text to uppercase, and use the PROPER function to capitalize the words in a text string....

Dave Bruns Hi - I’m Dave Bruns, and I run Exceljet with my wife, Lisa. Our goal is to help you work faster in Excel. We create short videos, and clear examples of formulas, functions, pivot tables, conditional formatting, and charts.

Dave Bruns Hi - I’m Dave Bruns, and I run Exceljet with my wife, Lisa. Our goal is to help you work faster in Excel. We create short videos, and clear examples of formulas, functions, pivot tables, conditional formatting, and charts.

This formula lists the duplicate values in the named range data (B5:B16) using the “Min count” value in D5 as a minimum threshold. In other words, a value must occur in the data at least as many times as the number in D5. The result from the formula is dynamic and will change if the number in D5 is changed. Working from the inside out, the first step is to count the values in data....

where items (B3:B16), colors (C3:C16), and cities (D3:D16) are named ranges. This formula returns data where item is (tshirts OR hoodie) AND color is (red OR blue) AND city is (denver OR seattle). item is (tshirt OR hoodie) AND color is (red OR blue) AND city is (denver OR seattle) The filtering logic of this formula (the include argument) is applied with the ISNUMBER and MATCH functions, together with boolean logic applied in an array operation....

Let’s take a look. Here we have the product sales data we’ve looked at previously, with an empty pivot table, ready to use. Let’s start off by adding Product as a row label. Now let’s add Total Sales as a Value, and set the format to Accounting. By default, numeric fields that are placed into the values area are summed, so we now have the total sales summed per product....

Let’s take a look. If you want to replace information, just select a cell and start typing. Then type enter or tab to confirm. The contents of the cell will be completely replaced by the new information. If you want to revise the contents of a cell, double-click the cell and edit the content as you like. Then type enter or tab to confirm the change. Another way to edit content already in a cell is to press the F2 key....

Let’s take a look. Here we have a table that contains 300 property listings. Each entry has information for price, address, property type, bedrooms, baths, square footage, cost per square foot, year built, and date listed. Let’s use Excel’s filter tools to explore this information. First, we need to enable filter mode. Select any cell in the table, then click the Filter button on the Data tab of the ribbon....

Let’s take a look. There are two ways you can format values in a pivot table. The first way is to select cells directly in the pivot table and apply a format manually. For example, we can select the sales values in this pivot table and apply a currency format with no decimal places. In general, this works pretty well, and later versions of Excel are pretty good at extending this format as the table grows when new data is added....

As we’ve already seen, the RANDARRAY function can be used to generate random dates and times, which are numeric values. How can we generate random values that aren’t numeric? One way is to use this is to use the RANDARRAY function to generate random positions, then use the INDEX function to retrieve the values at these positions. In this worksheet, I have a list of 4 colors in the range B7:B10....

Let’s take a look. Here we have the same table we looked at in an earlier lesson on aligning text across cells using Merge. Recall that Merge & Center physically merges cells and centers the remaining text. Only the value in the upper left cell is maintained. Other text, if it exists, is destroyed during the merge. In contrast, Center Across Selection only centers text; it does not combine cells....

Let’s take a look. You’ve probably noticed that longer text will extend right through the cell border into columns to the right, as long as those columns don’t contain data. If those columns do contain data, the text will be cut off at the cell border. There are a couple of ways to handle this in Excel. One obvious solution is just to make the column wider. You can adjust the column manually, or, you can double-click the column border to automatically expand the column to fit the widest entry....

where things (E5:E8 ) and results (F5:F8) are named ranges. This is an array formula and must be entered with Control + Shift + Enter. Note: this formula is designed to return a different result for each value that may be found. If you only want to test for one of many values and return a single result when found, see this formula. The core of this formula is this snippet: This is based on another formula (explained in detail here) that checks a cell for a single substring....

As the formula is copied down it returns “Done” when a cell in column D is not blank and an empty string ("") if the cell is blank. IF function The IF function runs a logical test and returns one value for a TRUE result, and another value for a FALSE result. You can use IF to test for a blank cell like this: In the first example, we test if A1 is empty with =""....

Note: this is an array formula and must be entered with Control+Shift+Enter. In the example shown, the formula in E5 is: Last relative position, not row on worksheet When constructing more advanced formulas, it’s often necessary to figure out the last location of data in a list. Depending on the data, this could be the last row with data, the last column with data, or the intersection of both. We want the last relative position inside a given range not the row number on the worksheet:...

The result is the text value that occurs most in the given range. Note: If you need to output a list of the most frequently occurring text values, this Excel 365 formula is a more complete solution. Because the lookup value contains more than one value (an array), MATCH returns an array of results, where each number represents a position. In the example shown, the array looks like this: Wherever “dog” appears, we see 2, and Wherever “cat” appears, we see 1....

where “new” (E5:E15), and “date” (C5:C15) are named ranges. This formula returns a 1 for new customers and a 0 for repeat customers, and is explained in detail here. Once this formula is in place, the COUNTIFS function can be used to count new customers in each month. The first range and criteria inside COUNTIFS counts 1’s in the “new” column: without further criteria, this would return a count of all unique customers in the data....

Details Pivot tables are dynamic and change frequently when data is updated. If you created conditional formatting rules based on “selected cells” only, you may may find that the conditional formatting is lost or not applied to all data when the pivot table is changed, or when data is refreshed. The best option is to set up the the rule correctly from the start. Select any cell in the data you wish to format and then choose “New rule” from the conditional formatting menu on the Home tab of the ribbon....