Excel Business Functions - Functions everyone should know - Excel Essentials Training

Posted on: 08/18/2023

Did you know that there are over 500 Functions in Excel? In this short video, part of my Excel Essentials Training Course, we look at the seven business functions I use all the time, and every Excel user should use these functions. Functions with one argument shown include SUM, AVERAGE, MAX MIN, and MEDIAN. Functions with two arguments shown include LARGE and SMALL. We will look at the difference between a formula and a function.

Functions with one argument

SUM
AVERAGE
MAX
MIN
MEDIAN

Functions with two arguments

LARGE
SMALL

Both LARGE and SMALL functions have two arguments since they have one comma.

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Chris Menard is a Microsoft Trainer (MCT) and works as a full-time Trainer at BakerHostetler - one of the largest law firms in the US. Chris runs a YouTube channel with 900+ technology videos that cover various tools such as Excel, Word, Zoom, Teams, Gmail, Copilot, Google Calendar, and Outlook. To date, the channel has helped over 20 million viewers. Menard also does 2 to 3 public speaking events yearly, presenting at the Administrative Professional Conference (APC), the EA Ignite Conference, the University of Georgia, and CPA conferences. You can connect with him on LinkedIn at https://chrismenardtraining.com/linkedin or watch his videos on YouTube at https://chrismenardtraining.com/youtube.