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Exploring Microsoft Excel's Hidden Treasures

You're reading from   Exploring Microsoft Excel's Hidden Treasures Turbocharge your Excel proficiency with expert tips, automation techniques, and overlooked features

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803243948
Length 444 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Improving Accessibility
2. Chapter 1: Implementing Accessibility FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Disaster Recovery and File-Related Prompts 4. Chapter 3: Quick Access Toolbar Treasures 5. Chapter 4: Conditional Formatting 6. Part 2:Spreadsheet Interactivity and Automation
7. Chapter 5: Data Validation and Form Controls 8. Chapter 6: What-If Analysis 9. Chapter 7: Automating Tasks with the Table Feature 10. Chapter 8: Custom Views 11. Chapter 9: Excel Quirks and Nuances 12. Part 3: Data Analysis
13. Chapter 10: Lookup and Dynamic Array Functions 14. Chapter 11: Names, LET, and LAMBDA 15. Chapter 12: Power Query 16. Index 17. Other Books You May Enjoy

Going deeper with LAMBDA functions

At this point, I’ve only covered the tip of the iceberg with LAMBDA, but I do have space to delve a bit further. First, we’ll look at incorporating optional arguments into LAMBDA functions. After that, I’ll detail some of the errors and conflicts that can arise when creating and using LAMBDA functions. Then, I’ll introduce the free Advanced Formula Environment, which offers a programming interface for creating complex LAMBDA functions. We’ll also create an XBOXVOLUME custom worksheet function that allows you to pass a two-column, three-row block of cells to the LAMBDA function, which will convert any measurements in feet into inches before computing the cubic volume of a box.

Optional LAMBDA Parameters

Cell F11 of the LAMBDA function worksheet, as shown in Figure 11.22, contains the =LAMBDA(quantity,price,[tax],(price+IF(ISOMITTED(tax),0,price *tax))*quantity) formula, which has an optional [tax] Parameter...

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