The main distinction between the two is that a formula is a custom expression created by the user, whereas a function is a pre-written calculation built into Excel that you can use in formulas.

Excel's new Copilot function turns your prompts into formulas - how to try it It's so much easier to create, summarize, and analyze data now - no complex manual formulas required.

The lookup function in Excel can save you a lot of time and effort, but only if you actually know how to use its many forms and alterations.

How to Use Trig Functions in Excel. Excel has built-in functions for sine and cosine, the two core trigonometric functions, and for hyperbolic sine and hyperbolic cosine, their hyperbolic ...

Build a custom Excel function library in minutes! Learn how to use VBA, create a personal macro workbook, and design a custom ribbon tab.

Here are the 17 most useful accounting functions in Microsoft Excel to make financial data monitoring and reporting easier and faster.

DATEDIF(), which means Date + Dif, is a compatibility function left over from Lotus 1-2-3 that Microsoft adopted in Excel version 2000. It's fallen off current Excel menus, but you can still use ...