How to use Excel TRANSPOSE function

Introduction TRANSPOSE function in excel is a lookup/reference function. This function is used to rotate or flip or switch cells and range of cells without duplicating the data. When copy and pasting of data is done, it leads to duplication of data, by using TRANSPOSE function this problem can be avoided. Syntax  =TRANSPOSE(array) Argument Array:  … Read more

How to use Excel GETPIVOTDATA function

Introduction GETPIVOTDATA function in excel is a lookup function. This function is used to return specific data from a pivot table. It uses pivot table structure instead of reference cell reference for retrieving data. Syntax  =GETPIVOTDATA (Data_Field, Pivot_Table, [field1,item1]) Argument Data_Field: It is the name of the field entered in quotation marks which contains the … Read more

How to use Excel TEXTJOIN Function

Introduction TEXTJOIN function are text/string function in excel. It is used to join multiple text strings with a delimiter attached to it. It also has option to ignore empty values and can also be used to join a range of cells. Syntax =TEXTJOIN(delimiter, ignore_empty, text1, text2) Arguments Delimiter: It is the separator between text values. … Read more

How to use Excel FIND, FINDB Function

Introduction FIND, FINDB in excel is a text/string function. This function finds one text string within another string and returns its position as a number. This is a case sensitive function. For example, if we have a text string in cell A4 and we wants to find the position of ‘P’ in this string, then … Read more

How to use Excel YEARFRAC function

Introduction YEARFRAC function in Excel is a type of DATE/TIME function. It used to find year between two dates which can also be in form of a fraction and result can be in form of decimals. It is a worksheet function and can be entered in a cell. Syntax =YEARFRAC(Start_Date, End_Date, Basis) Arguments Start_Date:- A … Read more

How to use Excel HOUR Function

Introduction HOUR function in Excel is a type of DATE/TIME function. This function is used to find hours from a given time. It gives result in form of numbers ranging from 0(12:00 AM) to 23(11:00 PM). For example, for time 10:15 AM, HOUR function will retrieve 10. HOUR function can also be used with the … Read more

How to use Excel ASC Function

Introduction ACS in excel is a text/string function. It is used in case of double byte character set to convert full width(double-byte) to half width(single-byte) characters. This function is useful for multiple languages and unique characters. For example, =ASC(“PRINCE”)gives PRINCE as the result. Syntax =ASC(Text) Arguments Text: It is the text or reference which contains … Read more