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SUMIF, SUMIFS, AVERAGEIFS, and COUNTIFS are commonly used accounting functions in Microsoft Excel. These formulas are used to calculate cell values based on the criteria you have described or ...

Q: I use COUNTIF and SUMIF to summarize detailed transactions based on criteria for one column, but I need to count and sum transaction data based on criteria for multiple columns. Is there an easy ...

There are two ways to calculate a conditional average in Excel, both involve some logic and some special functions. Excel’s SUMIF() and COUNTIF() are two of my favorite summarizing functions and we’ve ...

Have you ever thought of the humble SUM function as a secret weapon for advanced analytics? Most Excel users see it as a basic tool for adding numbers, but what if I told you it could do so much more?

Excel functions, or formulas, lie at the heart of the application’s deep well of capabilities. Today we’ll tackle IF statements, a string of commands that determine whether a condition is met or not.

Have you ever stared at a colorful Excel spreadsheet, wondering how to quickly calculate totals or counts based on cell colors? It’s a common frustration for anyone managing large datasets. While ...

Microsoft Office has a number of comparison operations so you can check if a value is greater than, equal to or less than another value using the standard greater than, less than and equal symbols.