Tuesday, April 29, 2014

EXCEL DATE AND STATISTICS FUNCTIONS

DATE =     Returns the serial number of a particular date
DATEVALUE =     Converts a date in the form of text to a serial number
DAY =     Converts a serial number to a day of the month
DAYS360 =     Calculates the number of days between two dates based on a 360-day year
EDATE =     Returns the serial number of the date that is the indicated number
of months before or after the start date
EOMONTH =     Returns the serial number of the last day of the month before or after 
a specified number of months
HOUR =     Converts a serial number to an hour
MINUTE =     Converts a serial number to a minute
MONTH =     Converts a serial number to a month
NETWORKDAYS =     Returns the number of whole workdays between two dates
NOW =     Returns the serial number of the current date and time
SECOND =     Converts a serial number to a second
TIME =     Returns the serial number of a particular time
TIMEVALUE =     Converts a time in the form of text to a serial number
TODAY =     Returns the serial number of today's date
WEEKDAY =     Converts a serial number to a day of the week
WEEKNUM =     Converts a serial number to a number representing where the week
falls numerically with a year
WORKDAY =     Returns the serial number of the date before or after a 
specified number of workdays
YEAR =     Converts a serial number to a year
YEARFRAC =     Returns the year fraction representing the number of whole days
between start_date and end_date
AVEDEV =     Returns the average of the absolute deviations of data points from their mean
AVERAGE =     Returns the average of its arguments
AVERAGEA =     Returns the average of its arguments, including numbers, text
and logical values
BETADIST =     Returns the beta cumulative distribution function
BETAINV =     Returns the inverse of the cumulative distribution function for
a specified beta distribution
BINOMDIST =     Returns the individual term binomial distribution probability
CHIDIST =     Returns the one-tailed probability of the chi-squared distribution
CHIINV =     Returns the inverse of the one-tailed probability of the chi-squared distribution
CHITEST =     Returns the test for independence
CONFIDENCE =     Returns the confidence interval for a population mean
CORREL =     Returns the correlation coefficient between two data sets
COUNT =     Counts how many numbers are in the list of arguments
COUNTA =     Counts how many values are in the list of arguments
COUNTBLANK =     Counts the number of blank cells within a range
COUNTIF =     Counts the number of nonblank cells within a range that meet the given criteria
COVAR =     Returns covariance, the average of the products of paired deviations
CRITBINOM =     Returns the smallest value for which the cumulative binomial 
distribution is less than or equal to a criterion value
DEVSQ =     Returns the sum of squares of deviations
EXPONDIST =     Returns the exponential distribution
FDIST =     Returns the F probability distribution
FINV =     Returns the inverse of the F probability distribution
FISHER =     Returns the Fisher transformation
FISHERINV =     Returns the inverse of the Fisher transformation
FORECAST =     Returns a value along a linear trend
FREQUENCY =     Returns a frequency distribution as a vertical array
FTEST =     Returns the result of an F-test
GAMMADIST =     Returns the gamma distribution
GAMMAINV =     Returns the inverse of the gamma cumulative distribution
GAMMALN =     Returns the natural logarithm of the gamma function, Γ(x)
GEOMEAN =     Returns the geometric mean
GROWTH =     Returns values along an exponential trend
HARMEAN =     Returns the harmonic mean
HYPGEOMDIST =     Returns the hypergeometric distribution
INTERCEPT =     Returns the intercept of the linear regression line
KURT =     Returns the kurtosis of a data set
LARGE =     Returns the k-th largest value in a data set
LINEST =     Returns the parameters of a linear trend
LOGEST =     Returns the parameters of an exponential trend
LOGINV =     Returns the inverse of the lognormal distribution
LOGNORMDIST =     Returns the cumulative lognormal distribution
MAX =     Returns the maximum value in a list of arguments
MAXA =     Returns the maximum value in a list of arguments, including numbers,
 text, and logical values
MEDIAN =     Returns the median of the given numbers
MIN =     Returns the minimum value in a list of arguments
MINA =     Returns the smallest value in a list of arguments, including numbers,
 text, and logical values
MODE =     Returns the most common value in a data set
NEGBINOMDIST =     Returns the negative binomial distribution
NORMDIST =     Returns the normal cumulative distribution
NORMINV =     Returns the inverse of the normal cumulative distribution
NORMSDIST =     Returns the standard normal cumulative distribution
NORMSINV =     Returns the inverse of the standard normal cumulative distribution
PEARSON =     Returns the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient
PERCENTILE =     Returns the k-th percentile of values in a range
PERCENTRANK =     Returns the percentage rank of a value in a data set
PERMUT =     Returns the number of permutations for a given number of objects
POISSON =     Returns the Poisson distribution
PROB =     Returns the probability that values in a range are between two limits
QUARTILE =     Returns the quartile of a data set
RANK =     Returns the rank of a number in a list of numbers
RSQ =     Returns the square of the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient
SKEW =     Returns the skewness of a distribution
SLOPE =     Returns the slope of the linear regression line
SMALL =     Returns the k-th smallest value in a data set
STANDARDIZE =     Returns a normalized value
STDEV =     Estimates standard deviation based on a sample
STDEVA =     Estimates standard deviation based on a sample, including numbers, 
text, and logical values
STDEVP =     Calculates standard deviation based on the entire population
STDEVPA =     Calculates standard deviation based on the entire population, 
including numbers, text, and logical values
STEYX =     Returns the standard error of the predicted y-value for each x in the regression
TDIST =     Returns the Student's t-distribution
TINV =     Returns the inverse of the Student's t-distribution
TREND =     Returns values along a linear trend
TRIMMEAN =     Returns the mean of the interior of a data set
TTEST =     Returns the probability associated with a Student's t-test
VAR =     Estimates variance based on a sample
VARA =     Estimates variance based on a sample, including numbers, text, and logical values
VARP =     Calculates variance based on the entire population
VARPA =     Calculates variance based on the entire population, including numbers,
 text, and logical values
WEIBULL =     Returns the Weibull distribution
ZTEST =     Returns the one-tailed probability-value of a z-test

EXCEL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

New file =     Ctrl + N

Open file =     Ctrl + O

Save file =     Ctrl + S

Move between open workbooks =     Ctrl + F6

Close file =     Ctrl + F4

Save as =     F12

Display the print menu =     Ctrl + P

Select whole spreadsheet =     Ctrl + A

Select column =     Ctrl + Space

Select row =     Shift + Space

Undo last action =     Ctrl + Z

Redo last action =     Ctrl + Y

Exit Excel =     Alt + F4

Spell Check =     F7

Cut =     Ctrl + X

Copy =     Ctrl + C

Paste =     Ctrl + V

Find text =     Ctrl + F

Recalculate =     F9

Move to next cell in row =     Tab

Move to previous cell in row =     Shift + Tab

Up one screen =     Page Up

Down one screen =     Page Down

Move to next worksheet =     Ctrl + Page Down

Move to previous worksheet =     Ctrl + Page Up

Go to first cell in data region =     Ctrl + Home

Go to last cell in data region =     Ctrl + End

Data Region Left =     Ctrl + Left Arrow

Data Region Right =     Ctrl + Right Arrow

Data Region Down =     Ctrl + Down Arrow

Data Region Up =     Ctrl + Up Arrow

Select Whole Data Region =     Ctrl + Shift + 8

Move to Next Sheet =     Ctrl + Page Down

Move to Prior Sheet =     Ctrl + Page Up

Access Drop down menu =     Alt + Down/Up Arrow

Zoom in / out =     Ctrl + mouse scroll

Bold toggle for selection =     Ctrl + B

Italic toggle for selection =     Ctrl + I

Underline toggle for selection =     Ctrl + U

Strikethrough for selection =     Ctrl + 5

Change the font =     Ctrl + Shift + F

Change the font size =     Ctrl + Shift + P

Apply outline borders =     Ctrl + Shift + 7

Remove all borders =     Ctrl + Shift + Underline

Wrap text in same cell =     Alt + Enter

Format cells =     Ctrl + 1

Select font =     Ctrl + Shift + F

Select font size =     Ctrl + Shift + P

Format as number =     Ctrl + Shift + 1

Format as date =     Ctrl + Shift + 3

Format as currency =     Ctrl + Shift + 4

Format as percentage =     Ctrl + Shift + 5

Delete one character to right =     Delete

Delete one character to left =     Backspace

Edit active cell =     F2

Cancel cell entry =     Escape Key

Select entire worksheet =     Ctrl + A

Select entire row =     Shift + Spacebar

Select entire column =     Ctrl + Spacebar

Manual select =     Shift + Arrow Key

Autosum a range of cells =     Alt + Equals Sign

Insert the date =     Ctrl + ; (semi-colon)

Insert the time =     Ctrl + Shift + ; (semi-colon)

Insert a new worksheet =     Shift + F11