Basic Excel Formulas for Newbiee

Hi friends you should know the basic excel formulas when you are newbie.

Following some formulas I learned when I used excel first time.

Sum:

This formula is use to get sum of selected range.

one most important thing you should know is every formula is begin with "="

Just start your formula with "=" sign

If you have 1,2 & 3 these numbers in A1, A2 & A3 respective cells you want sum in A5 cell as given in above figure.

then just enter "=SUM(A1:A3)" in cell A5 and you will get result 6 the sum value .





This is a example of simple excel formula if you want to learn more advance and important formula refer below link:

how to use vlookup formula in excel

Boost your speed in excel with keyboard shortcuts

I stumble upon excel When first time I used it.It has many formulas which helps you to manipulate data and get desire output.When you are new user of excel and want to speed up then you should know the shortcut keys. Following shortcut keys Will help you to speed up in excel

Formatting
Keystroke Function
[Ctrl]B Bold the selection

[Ctrl]I Italicize the selection

[Ctrl]U Underline the selection
[Ctrl]5 Strike through the selection
[Alt] and ' Open the Style dialog box
[Ctrl]1 Open the Format Cells dialog box
[Ctrl][Shift]~ Apply General format
[Ctrl][Shift]$ Apply Currency format
[Ctrl][Shift]% Apply percentage format
[Ctrl][Shift]# Apply Date format
[Ctrl][Shift]@ Apply Time format
[Ctrl][Shift]! Apply Number format
[Ctrl][Shift]^ Apply Exponential number format
[Ctrl][Shift]& Apply an outline border to selection
[Ctrl][Shift] and _ Remove outline border from selection
Navigation

Keystroke Function

[Ctrl][Page Down] Move to the next wor sheet in a workbook
[Ctrl][Page Up] Move to the previous worksheet in a workbook
[Ctrl][F6] Cycle between open workbooks
Arrow keys Move one cell up, down, left, or right Navigation (continued) [Ctrl] and an arrow key Move to the edge of the data region
[Home] Move to the beginning of a row
[Ctrl][Home] Move to the beginning of a worksheet
[Ctrl][End] Move to the end of the used portion of a worksheet
[F6] Move between panes in a split worksheet
[Ctrl][Backspace] Display the active cell
[Enter] Move down a cell in a selected range
[Shift][Enter] Move up a cell in a selected range
[Shift][Tab] Move one cell to the left in a selected range
[Ctrl] and . (period) Move from corner cell to corner cell in a selected range
Selection techniques
Keystroke Function
[Shift][Spacebar] Select a row
[Ctrl][Spacebar] Select a column
[Ctrl]A Select an entire worksheet
[Shift][Home] Select from current cell(s) to the beginning of the row
[Shift][End][Enter] Select from current cell(s) to last used cell in row
[Ctrl][Shift][Home] Select from current cell(s) to the beginning of the worksheet
[Ctrl][Shift][End] Select from current cell(s) to the end of the used portion of a worksheet
[Ctrl] and * Select the data region surrounding the active cell
[Ctrl][Shift]O Select all cells that contain a comment
[Ctrl] and [ Select cells that a selected formula directly references
[Ctrl] and ] Select formulas that directly reference the active cell
Workbook basics
Keystroke Function
[Ctrl]O Open a workbook
[Ctrl]N Create a new workbook
[Ctrl]S Save a workbook
[F12] Open the Save As dialog box
[Ctrl]P Print a workbook
[Ctrl]W Close a workbook
[Shift][F11] Insert a new worksheet
[Ctrl]9 Hide selected rows
[Ctrl][Shift]9 Display hidden rows in selection
[Ctrl]0 Hide selected columns
[Ctrl][Shift]0 Display hidden columns in selection
[Ctrl]F Open the Find tab of the Find And Replace dialog box
[Ctrl]H Open the Replace tab of the Find And Replace dialog box
[F7] Run a spelling check on a worksheet or selected text
Working with data
Keystroke Function
[Enter] Complete an entry and move to the next cell
[Alt][Enter] Insert a new line within a cell
[F2] Enable editing within a cell
[Ctrl][Enter] Fill selected cells with an entry you type
[Ctrl]D Fill data down through selected cells
[Ctrl]R Fill data through selected cells to the right
[Ctrl][F3] Create a name
[Ctrl]K Insert a hyperlink
[Ctrl] and ; (semicolon) Insert the current date
Working with data (continued)
[Ctrl] and : (colon) Insert the current time
[Ctrl]X Cut the selected text or objects to the Clipboard
[Ctrl]C Copy the selected text or objects to the Clipboard
[Ctrl]V Paste the contents of the Clipboard
[Ctrl]Y Repeat last action
[Ctrl]Z Undo last edit
[Ctrl][Delete] Delete from the insertion point to the end of the line
[Ctrl][Shift]+ Add blank cells
[Ctrl]- (hyphen) Delete selected cells
[F11] Create a chart from a range of data
Formula shortcuts
Keystroke Function
= Begin a formula
[Ctrl][Shift][Enter] Enter a formula as an array
[Shift][F3] Display the Insert Function dialog box (Paste Function in Excel 97)
[F3] Paste a defined name into a formula
[Alt]= Insert a SUM AutoSum formula
Type a function in the Formula bar and press [Ctrl]A Display the Function Arguments dialog box
[Ctrl][Shift] and " Copy the value from the cell above the current cell into the current cell
[Ctrl] and ' Copy a formula from the cell above the current cell into the current cell
[Ctrl] and ` Toggle between display of formulas and cell values
[F9] Calculate values for sheets in all open workbooks
[Shift][F9] Calculate values for the current worksheet
[Esc] Cancel an entry you're making in a cell or in the formula bar