Excel's Formula - sisman

MultiPlan (Microsoft), 12–13
multiple IRRs, 331–332
multiplication (*) operators, 45, 48, 644
multisheet functions, 699–701
multisheet names, 76–77
N
N function, 724
#N/A errors, 59, 187, 579
N/A for text, displaying, 746
NA function, 724
Name box, 71–72
#NAME? errors, 59, 580
Name Manager, 68–70
Name property, 664
names
advanced techniques using, 96–100
advantages of using, 66
as arguments, 106–107
for array constant, 374–375
automatic creation of, 72–74
automatically applying names when creating a formula,
83
cell and range references used in named formulas,
91–92
in charts, 84
columns, naming entire, 74–75
conflicting, 68
constants, naming, 89
copying sheets, name problems when, 85–86
created by Excel, 75
cutting and pasting named ranges, 85
deleting a row or column while maintaining, 85
deleting sheets, name problems when, 87
with errors, 83
existing formulas, applying names to, 82–83
for Function procedures, 617–618
generating random, 570–572
hidden, 75
how naming works, 88–96
inserted into formulas, 41–42
inserting a row or column while maintaining, 85
intersection operators used with, 79–81
list of names, creating a, 78
maintaining, 84–85
multisheet, 76–77
for objects, 87
overview, 30, 65–66
problems with, 85–87
range operator used with, 81
referencing, 67
Index 779
referencing names from another workbook, 67–68
relative references used with named formulas, 92–96
rows, naming entire, 74–75
rules for, 71
scope of, 66–68
for sheets, 17
shortcuts for creating cell and range, 70–75
text constants, naming, 90
unapplying, 83
used in formulas, 79
used in SERIES formula, 431–432
viewing named ranges, 84
workbook-level, 66–67
worksheet functions used in named formulas, 90–91
worksheet-level, 66–67
negative numbers, 48
negative values, summing, 207
NEGBINOMDIST function, 718
NEGBINOM.DIST function, 729
nested functions as arguments, 108–109
nested parentheses in formulas, 49–50
NETWORKDAYS function, 152, 157–158, 720
NETWORKDAYS.INTL function, 152, 158, 720
new features in Excel 2010, 16
newsgroups, 755–757
Newsreader used to access Internet newsgroups, 755
NOMINAL function, 311–312, 723
nonlinear trendlines, 466–471
NORMDIST function, 718
NORM.DIST function, 729
NORMINV function, 718
NORM.INV function, 729
NORMSDIST function, 718
NORM.S.DIST function, 729
NORMSINV function, 718
NORM.S.INV function, 730
not equal to () operator, 45, 48, 644
NOT function, 725
Not operator, 645
NOW function, 127, 152, 169, 720
NPER function, 306–307, 312, 723
NPV function
definition of NPV, 318–319
examples, 319–327
future value, calculating, 326
overview, 317–318, 723
verification of, 330–331
#NULL! errors, 60, 580
#NUM! errors, 60, 580–581
number formatting
automatic, 734
custom, 737–752