ADVANCED EXCEL FORMULAS 1 Lesson 8

Named Ranges Name a cell or a range of cells Can make formulas easy to understand =SUM(Sales) instead of =SUM(A2:A16) Keep names short Can’t use spaces To define a name: 1. Select your range 2. Formulas Tab > Define Name OR Name box

IF Function What is an IF Function?  Used to create conditional expressions  Will return 1 of 2 values in a cell based on a true or false question called a logical test Format is =IF(CONDITION, X, Y)  The condition is a true or false “question”  If the condition is true, the answer is X  If the condition is false, the answer is Y

IF Functions Use… IF Functions use conditional operators to create the function: =Equals >Greater than <Less than <=Less than or equal to >=Greater than or equal to <>Not equal to

Lookup Functions Finds (or looks up) a value from another area of the worksheet 2 ways to look up data  VLOOKUP = looks up data vertically or in a particular column  HLOOKUP = looks up data horizontally or in a particular row

Lookup Functions Format is: VLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num, range_lookup) Lookup_value = Value you are looking for (must also be in the 1 st column of the table array) Table_array = The range of cells where the answer is Index_num = The column # where the answer is (count columns with numbers) Range_lookup = You can leave this blank! *HLookup uses row index number instead of column