Excel XP

Excel's Different Functions

There are many different functions in Excel XP. Some of the more common functions include:

Statistical Functions:

• SUM - summation adds a range of cells together.
• AVERAGE - average calculates the average of a range of cells.
• COUNT - counts the number of chosen data in a range of cells.
• MAX - identifies the largest number in a range of cells.
• MIN - identifies the smallest number in a range of cells.

Financial Functions:

• Interest Rates
• Loan Payments
• Depreciation Amounts

Date and Time functions:

• DATE - Converts a serial number to a day of the month
• Day of Week
• DAYS360 - Calculates the number of days between two dates based on a 360-day year
• TIME - Returns the serial number of a particular time
• HOUR - Converts a serial number to an hour
• MINUTE - Converts a serial number to a minute
• TODAY - Returns the serial number of today's date
• MONTH - Converts a serial number to a month
• YEAR - Converts a serial number to a year

You don't have to memorize the functions but should have an idea of what each can do for you.