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PLAIN-ENGLISH FUNCTION DOCUMENTATION

Excel functions in plain English

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EOMONTHDate & Time

Returns the end of an offset month.

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NETWORKDAYSDate & Time

Counts working days between dates.

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WORKDAYDate & Time

Returns a date offset by working days.

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WEEKDAYDate & Time

Returns the day-of-week number.

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ISBLANKInformation

Checks whether a reference is blank.

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ISNUMBERInformation

Checks whether a value is numeric.

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ISTEXTInformation

Checks whether a value is text.

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ISERRORInformation

Checks whether a value is an error.

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ISFORMULAInformation

Checks whether a cell contains a formula.

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CONVERTEngineering

Converts between measurement units.

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PMTFinancial

Calculates a periodic loan payment.

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FVFinancial

Calculates future value.

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PVFinancial

Calculates present value.

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NPVFinancial

Calculates net present value of periodic cash flows.

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IRRFinancial

Calculates internal rate of return.

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STOCKHISTORYFinancial

Returns historical data for a financial instrument.

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IMAGEWeb / Array

Displays an image from a URL in supported versions.

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GROUPBYLookup & Reference

Groups and aggregates data by row fields in supported Microsoft 365 versions.

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PIVOTBYLookup & Reference

Groups and aggregates data by row and column fields in supported Microsoft 365 versions.

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MAPLogical / Array

Applies a LAMBDA to each value in an array.

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