Microsoft Excel Formulas and Functions (Office 2021 and Microsoft 365)

Use Excel 365 and Excel 2021 core features to build spreadsheets that solve business problems and deliver reliable answers. Drawing on his unsurpassed experience, Paul McFedries helps you make the most of formulas and functions, including recent improvements ranging from dynamic arrays to XLOOKUP and LET. McFedries' step-by-step projects walk you through handling key tasks, from building timesheets to projecting cash flow and aging receivables. His practical examples and clear instructions demystify intermediate-to-advanced-level formula construction, and help you leverage Excel's most useful functions in your everyday work.Becoming an Excel expert has never been easier! By reading this book, you will:Improve business analyses by adding intelligence and knowledge to your modelsReplace cumbersome formulas with convenient predefined functionsUse modern lookups to make your formulas more powerful and flexibleSimplify complex calculations with dynamic arrays in Excel 365 and Excel 2021Use conditional formatting to reveal anomalies, problems, or opportunitiesCalculate loan payments, interest costs, terms, and amortization schedulesProject the future value of investments, and plan to achieve investment goalsMaster essential discounting and cash-flow analysis tools, including NPV and IRRSort, filter, and analyze any tabular data, from customers to inventoryEasily analyze huge datasets with PivotTable calculationsPerform sophisticated what-if analyses, scenario planning, and forecastingOptimize profit, cost, or operational efficiency with Solver About This BookFor everyone who wants to get more done with Microsoft Excel in less timeFor business and financial professionals, entrepreneurs, students, and others who need to efficiently manage and analyze data