Wild & Weird Functions in Excel 2007
June 18, 2007
There are 351 functions in Excel. Sure, everyone uses SUM or AVERAGE, but here are some unusual ones:
CONVERT
Use CONVERT to convert from one unit of measurement to another.
Check out Excel help for the complete list of abbreviations, but here are several examples:
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ROMAN
Use ROMAN to obscure bad financial news!
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NETWORKDAYS
Figure out number of work days elapsed
Use NetWorkdays to calculate the number of work days between two dates. This function can even factor in the company holidays (see G2:G10).
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WORKDAYS
When does probationary employment end?
Similar to NETWORKDAYS, the WORKDAYS function will find a date in the future.
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PMT
Calculate a car payment with Excel
Use the PMT function:
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While writing Special Edition Using Excel 2007, there were two obscure functions that didn't seem to have a use. FactDouble turned out to be good for Texas Hold-em Probabilities:
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