200+ Excel Formulas and Functions

200+ Excel Formulas and Functions is a hands-on guide for readers who want to do more with Microsoft Excel than store data in neat little boxes. This BPB title focuses on formulas and functions as working tools for analysis, dashboards, filtering, forecasting, and everyday decision-making in Excel.

Build stronger Excel skills, one function at a time 📊

The book introduces a broad range of Excel formulas and functions and shows how they can be combined to solve practical problems. Rather than treating Excel as a static spreadsheet, it presents the program as a dynamic environment for organizing information, working with larger datasets, and turning raw numbers into something easier to read and interpret.

Examples, datasets, and real usage patterns

According to the available evidence, the book uses examples, larger datasets, and storytelling-style scenarios to demonstrate how formulas and functions work in context. That makes the material especially useful for readers who learn best when they can see a concept applied instead of only defined.

Topics covered

• Lookup and reference functions
• Logical functions
• Math functions
• Statistical functions
• Text functions
• Information functions
• Financial functions
• Date and time functions
• Database functions
• Cube functions
• Web functions
• User-defined functions

Who this ebook suits

This title is a good fit for people who use Excel regularly and want a more systematic understanding of what the program can do. The evidence also points to relevance for business professionals, researchers, scientists, statisticians, and students who work with data in Excel.

A practical reference for everyday Excel work

Because the book concentrates on formulas and functions, it works well as a learning resource you can return to when a spreadsheet problem calls for a more precise solution. If you want a focused Excel ebook that emphasizes practical application over theory, this one is well aligned with that goal.