Ctrl+shift+enter ― Mastering Excel Array Formulas

Designed with Excel gurus in mind, this handbook outlines how to create formulas that can be used to solve everyday problems with a series of data values that standard Excel formulas cannot or would be too arduous to attempt. Beginning with an introduction to array formulas, this manual examines topics such as how they differ from ordinary formulas, the benefits and drawbacks of their use, functions that can and cannot handle array calculations, and array constants and functions. Among the practical applications surveyed include how to extract data from tables and unique lists, how to get results that match any criteria, and how to utilize various methods for unique counts. This book contains 529 screen shots.

Mike Girvin is the author of Slaying Excel Dragons and has more than 800 Excel how-to videos on YouTube. He teaches finance, accounting, and statistics using Excel at the community college level. He lives in Seattle. Bill Jelen is an Excel expert at www.mrexcel.com, a regular on TechTV Canada’s Call for Help, and a video podcaster who is regularly listed in the iTunes top 50. He is the author of Excel Gurus Gone Wild, Pivot Table Data Crunching, Slaying Excel Dragons, and 14 titles in the Excel for Professionals series. He lives in Akron, Ohio.