Timed test: formulas
Write five everyday formulas against a 10-minute clock, from a copied row formula to SUMIF, COUNTIFS and ROUND.
In this lesson
- Row formula:
=E2*F2in the first row, then fill down. - IF with a locked cell:
=IF(G2="Yes",H2*(1-$L$1),H2). Lock any cell every row must use. - Total by group:
=SUMIF(range to check, what to find, range to add), with both ranges locked.
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Why your formula broke when you copied it
Lock a cell with $ so a formula keeps working when you copy it down.
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Why your formula broke when you copied it
Lock a cell with $ so a formula keeps working when you copy it down.
Beginner · 7 min · Free, with no sign-up
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