If you have ever used Excel for more than making a shopping list, then you know the incredible power it has through the use of formulas. Once you have formulas in place, their “cascading” effect makes playing with number very fast and useful.

Of course to make these formulas, sometimes you have scratch your head, experiment and read through the help files or search the Internet. If this sounds familiar then check out this Microsoft page of common Excel formulas.

This page has a pretty sizable list of how to implement common formulas in your Excel documents and can give you some ideas on how to make your spreadsheets more efficient.