Excel Tutorial 7
Using Advanced
Functions, Conditional
Formatting, and
Filtering
COMPREHENSIVE
Objectives XP
• Evaluate a single condition using the IF function
• Evaluate multiple conditions using the AND function
• Calculate different series of outcomes by nesting IF
functions
• Test whether one or more conditions are true with the
OR function
• Return values from a table with the VLOOKUP function
• Check for duplicate values using conditional formatting
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Objectives XP
• Check for data entry errors using the IFERROR
function
• Summarize data using the COUNTIF, SUMIF, and
AVERAGEIF functions
• Review the COUNTIFS, SUMIFS, and AVERAGEIFS
functions
• Use advanced filters
• Summarize data using Database functions
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Working with Logical Functions XP
• IF Function
– IF(logical_test, value_if_true, [value_if_false])
• AND Function
– =IF(AND(G2="FT",M2>=1),K2*0.03,0)
• Structured References
– You can replace the specific cell or range address
with a structured reference, the actual table name or
column header
– =SUM(Employee[Annual Salary])
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Working with Logical Functions XP
• A nested IF function is when one IF function is
placed inside another IF function to test an
additional condition
• =IF([Pay Grade]=1,2500,IF([Pay Grade]=2,5000,
IF([Pay Grade]=3, 7500,"Invalid pay grade")))
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• The OR function is a logical function that returns
a TRUE value if any of the logical conditions are
true and a FALSE value if all the logical conditions
are false
• =IF(OR([Years Service]<1,[Annual
Salary]>100000),0, IF([Pay Grade]=1,$T$1,IF([Pay
Grade]=2,$T$2, IF([Pay Grade]=3,$T$3,"Invalid
pay grade"))))
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Using Lookup Tables and Functions XP
• A lookup table is a table that organizes data you want
to retrieve into different categories
• The categories for the lookup table, called compare
values, are located in the table’s first column or row
• To retrieve a particular value from the table, a lookup
value (the value you are trying to find) needs to match
the compare values
• VLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num,
[range_lookup])
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Using Lookup Tables and Functions XP
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Highlighting Duplicate Records XP
with a Custom Format
• Select the column you want to search for duplicates
• In the Styles group on the Home tab, click the
Conditional Formatting button, point to Highlight Cells
Rules, and then click Duplicate Values
• Click the values with arrow, then click Custom Format
• In the Format Cells dialog box, set the formatting you
want to use
• Click the OK button in each dialog box
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Highlighting Duplicate Records with XP
a Custom Format
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Using the Conditional Formatting XP
Rules Manager
• Each time you create a conditional format, you
are defining a conditional formatting rule
• A rule specifies the type of condition (such as
formatting cells greater than a specified value),
the type of formatting when that condition
occurs
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Using the IFERROR Function XP
• Error values such as #DIV/0!, #N/A, and #VALUE!
indicate that some element in a formula or a cell
referenced in a formula is preventing Excel from
returning a calculated value
• The IFERROR function can determine if a cell
contains an error value and display the message
you choose rather than the default error value
• =IFERROR(VLOOKUP(L2,HealthPlanRates,2,False)
*12,"Invalid code")
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Using the IFERROR Function XP
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Summarizing Data Conditionally XP
• You can calculate the number of cells in a range
that match criteria you specify using the
COUNTIF function, which is sometimes referred
to as a conditional count
• =COUNTIF(range,criteria)
• You can add the values in a range that meet
criteria you specify using the SUMIF function,
which is also called a conditional sum
• =SUMIF(range,criteria[,sum_range])
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Summarizing Data Conditionally XP
• You use the AVERAGEIF function to calculate the
average of values in a range that meet criteria
you specify
• =AVERAGEIF(range,criteria[,average_range])
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Summarizing Data Conditionally XP
• The COUNTIFS function counts the number of cells within a range
that meet multiple criteria
– COUNTIFS(criteria_range1,criteria1[,criteria_range2,
criteria2...])
• The SUMIFS function adds values in a range that meet multiple
criteria
– SUMIFS(sum_range,criteria_range1,criteria1[,criteria_
range2, criteria2...])
• The AVERAGEIFS function calculates the average of values within
a range of cells that meet multiple conditions
– AVERAGEIFS(average_range,criteria_range1,criteria1
[,criteria_range2, criteria2...])
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Using Advanced Filtering XP
• Advanced filtering, similar to filtering, displays a
subset of the rows in a table or range of data
• The criteria range is an area in a worksheet,
separate from the range of data or Excel table,
used to specify the criteria for the data to be
displayed after the filter is applied to the table
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Using Advanced Filtering XP
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Using Advanced Filtering XP
• Click the Data tab on the Ribbon, and then, in
the Sort & Filter group, click the Advanced
button
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Using Database Functions to XP
Summarize Data
• Functions that perform summary data analysis
(SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, and so on) on a table
of values based on criteria that you set are called
the Database functions, or Dfunctions
• DfunctionName(table range, column to
summarize, criteria range)
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Summarize Data
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Summarize Data
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