{"id":13762,"date":"2020-01-01T11:24:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T10:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=13762"},"modified":"2024-03-15T18:07:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T17:07:20","slug":"new-formulas-in-office-365","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/new-formulas-in-office-365\/","title":{"rendered":"New Excel Formulas in OFFICE 365: FILTER, RANDARRAY, SEQUENCE, SORT, SORTBY and UNIQUE!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13756\" title=\"New Formulas in Excel 2019: CONCAT, IFS, MAXIFS, MINIFS, SWITCH and TEXTJOIN!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/17.png\" alt=\"New Formulas in Excel 2019: CONCAT, IFS, MAXIFS, MINIFS, SWITCH and TEXTJOIN!\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/17.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/17-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/17-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/17-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is your one stop shop on learning the new Excel <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"formulas\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/top-excel-formulas-function-examples-to-get-better-at-microsoft-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">formulas<\/a> in Office 365: <strong>FILTER, RANDARRAY, SEQUENCE, SORT, SORTBY and UNIQUE!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_57_1 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"scroll-to-download\">Free Practice Workbook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/new-formulas-in-office-365\/#Want_to_Master_the_New_Excel_Formulas_in_Office_365\" title=\"Want to Master the New Excel Formulas in Office 365?\">Want to Master the New Excel Formulas in Office 365?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/new-formulas-in-office-365\/#FILTER_FORMULA\" title=\"FILTER FORMULA\">FILTER FORMULA<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/new-formulas-in-office-365\/#RANDARRAY_FORMULA\" title=\"RANDARRAY FORMULA\">RANDARRAY FORMULA<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/new-formulas-in-office-365\/#SEQUENCE_FORMULA\" title=\"SEQUENCE FORMULA\">SEQUENCE FORMULA<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/new-formulas-in-office-365\/#SORT_FORMULA\" title=\"SORT FORMULA\">SORT FORMULA<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/new-formulas-in-office-365\/#SORTBY_FORMULA\" title=\"SORTBY FORMULA\">SORTBY FORMULA<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/new-formulas-in-office-365\/#UNIQUE_FORMULA\" title=\"UNIQUE FORMULA\">UNIQUE FORMULA<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Want_to_Master_the_New_Excel_Formulas_in_Office_365\"><\/span><em><strong>Want to Master the New Excel Formulas in Office 365?<\/strong><\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>*** Watch our video and step by step guide below with free downloadable Excel workbook to practice ***<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D69Sy_fpGc8?rel=0 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"float: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/D69Sy_fpGc8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Watch on YouTube<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>and give it a thumbs up &#x1f44d;<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MyExcelOnlinecomtutorials?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-111468 size-full\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1.yt_.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FILTER_FORMULA\"><\/span>FILTER FORMULA<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong>What does it do?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Filters a table array based on the filtering condition given<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Formula breakdown:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>=FILTER(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">array<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">include<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #339966;\">[if_empty]<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What it means:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>=FILTER(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">data to be filtered<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">the filtering condition<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #339966;\">[value to display if nothing gets matched]<\/span>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Did you know that you can now filter your table data with an Excel Formula? Yes you can! It is definitely possible now with\u00a0<strong>Excel&#8217;s FILTER Formula<\/strong>. It is a new formula introduced in <strong>Office 365 released in 2018<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>We have a tax table that we want to dynamically filter with a given rate.<\/p>\n<p>I explain how you can do this below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"after-post-box\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TKI1Q4Wm0Mk?rel=0 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MyExcelOnlinecomtutorials?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignmiddle wp-image-111468 size-full\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1.yt_.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\"><a class=\"IRPP_minimalist icon-download button small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FILTER-FORMULA.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-leadbox=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FILTER-FORMULA.xlsx\" data-leadbox-id=\"147284833f72a2:12f08263ab46dc\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\">Download excel workbook<i class=\"fa fa-download\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">FILTER-FORMULA.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\">\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong><\/span> We need to <strong>enter the <i>FILTER\u00a0<\/i>function in a blank cell<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">=FILTER(<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10418\" title=\"Excel FILTER Formula\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FILTER-FORMULA-01.jpg\" alt=\"Excel FILTER Formula\" width=\"670\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FILTER-FORMULA-01.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FILTER-FORMULA-01-300x124.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0The <b>FILTER\u00a0<\/b>arguments:<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>array<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What is the data to be filtered?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Select the cells containing the tax data, do not include the headers:<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=FILTER(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">C9:D14,<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10419\" title=\"Excel FILTER Formula\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FILTER-FORMULA-02.jpg\" alt=\"Excel FILTER Formula\" width=\"682\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FILTER-FORMULA-02.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FILTER-FORMULA-02-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>include<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What is your filtering condition?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>We want to filter the tax rate that is greater than the specified rate. Type in the condition as the tax rate column &gt; the specific tax rate.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=FILTER(C9:D14, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">D9:D14&gt;G8<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10420\" title=\"Excel FILTER Formula\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FILTER-FORMULA-03.jpg\" alt=\"Excel FILTER Formula\" width=\"682\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FILTER-FORMULA-03.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FILTER-FORMULA-03-300x123.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>[if_empty]<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What is the value to display in case nothing gets matched?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Just place an empty string to be displayed if nothing gets matched.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=FILTER(C9:D14, D9:D14&gt;G8, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">&#8220;&#8221;)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10421\" title=\"Excel FILTER Formula\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FILTER-FORMULA-04.jpg\" alt=\"Excel FILTER Formula\" width=\"675\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FILTER-FORMULA-04.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FILTER-FORMULA-04-300x120.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Try it out now with different values and see it get filtered magically!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10422\" title=\"Excel FILTER Formula\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FILTER-FORMULA-05.jpg\" alt=\"Excel FILTER Formula\" width=\"684\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FILTER-FORMULA-05.jpg 684w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FILTER-FORMULA-05-300x129.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10423\" title=\"Excel FILTER Formula\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FILTER-FORMULA-06.jpg\" alt=\"Excel FILTER Formula\" width=\"673\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FILTER-FORMULA-06.jpg 673w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FILTER-FORMULA-06-300x119.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RANDARRAY_FORMULA\"><\/span>RANDARRAY FORMULA<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What does it do?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Creates an array of random numbers<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Formula breakdown:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>=RANDARRAY(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">[rows]<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">[columns]<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What it means:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>=RANDARRAY(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">number of rows<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">number of columns<\/span>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Did you know that you can now generate random numbers in an array? Yes you can! It is definitely possible now with <strong>Excel&#8217;s RANDARRAY Formula<\/strong>. It is a new formula introduced in <strong>Office 365 released in 2018<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>It returns random values between 0 and 1 by default.\u00a0I explain how you can do this below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"after-post-box\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wvpbSi1PCUI?rel=0 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MyExcelOnlinecomtutorials?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignmiddle wp-image-111468 size-full\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1.yt_.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\"><a class=\"IRPP_minimalist icon-download button small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RANDARRAY.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-leadbox=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RANDARRAY.xlsx\" data-leadbox-id=\"147284833f72a2:12f08263ab46dc\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\">Download excel workbook<i class=\"fa fa-download\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">RANDARRAY.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\">\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong><\/span> We need to <strong>enter the <i>RANDARRAY <\/i>function in a blank cell<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">=RANDARRAY(<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13768 aligncenter\" title=\"RANDARRAY Formula in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RANDARRAY-01.png\" alt=\"RANDARRAY Formula in Excel\" width=\"715\" height=\"118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RANDARRAY-01.png 715w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RANDARRAY-01-300x50.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0The <b>RANDARRAY <\/b>arguments:<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>[rows]<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>How many rows to fill random values with?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Let us go for 10 rows.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=RANDARRAY(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">10,<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13769 aligncenter\" title=\"RANDARRAY Formula in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RANDARRAY-02.png\" alt=\"RANDARRAY Formula in Excel\" width=\"614\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RANDARRAY-02.png 614w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RANDARRAY-02-300x38.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>[columns]<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>How many columns to fill random values with?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Let us go for 2 columns.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=RANDARRAY(10, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">2)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13770 aligncenter\" title=\"RANDARRAY Formula in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RANDARRAY-03.png\" alt=\"RANDARRAY Formula in Excel\" width=\"607\" height=\"81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RANDARRAY-03.png 607w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RANDARRAY-03-300x40.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now we have our 10 x 2 area filled with random values between 0 and 1!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13771 aligncenter\" title=\"RANDARRAY Formula in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RANDARRAY-04.png\" alt=\"RANDARRAY Formula in Excel\" width=\"685\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RANDARRAY-04.png 685w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RANDARRAY-04-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SEQUENCE_FORMULA\"><\/span>SEQUENCE FORMULA<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What does it do?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Creates an array of sequential numbers<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Formula breakdown:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>=SEQUENCE(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">rows<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">[columns]<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #339966;\">[start], <span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">[step]<\/span><\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What it means:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>=SEQUENCE(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">number of rows<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">[number of columns]<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #339966;\">[starting number], <span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">[increment per number]<\/span><\/span>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Did you know that you can now generate a series of numbers with an Excel Formula? Yes you can! It is definitely possible now with <strong>Excel&#8217;s SEQUENCE Formula<\/strong>. It is a new formula introduced in <strong>Office 365 released in 2018<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>I explain how you can do this below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"after-post-box\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zjwKoJ_1o-U?rel=0 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\"><a class=\"IRPP_minimalist icon-download button small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-leadbox=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE.xlsx\" data-leadbox-id=\"147284833f72a2:12f08263ab46dc\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\">Download excel workbook<i class=\"fa fa-download\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">SEQUENCE.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\">\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong><\/span> We need to <strong>enter the <i>SEQUENCE <\/i>function in a blank cell<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">=SEQUENCE(<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13778\" title=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-01.png\" alt=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\" width=\"541\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-01.png 541w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-01-300x48.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0The <b>SEQUENCE <\/b>arguments:<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>rows<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>How many rows to fill with values?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Let us go for 10 rows.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=SEQUENCE(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">10,<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13779\" title=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-02.png\" alt=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\" width=\"486\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-02.png 486w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-02-300x49.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>[columns]<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>How many columns to fill with values?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Let us go for 3 columns.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=SEQUENCE(10, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">3,<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13780\" title=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-03.png\" alt=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\" width=\"561\" height=\"64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-03.png 561w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-03-300x34.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>[start]<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Which number do you want the sequence of numbers to start?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><em>Let us have it start at the number 10.<\/em><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=SEQUENCE(10, 3, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">10,<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13781\" title=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-04.png\" alt=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\" width=\"450\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-04.png 450w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-04-300x45.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>[step]<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Which increment for each number in the sequence?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Let us increment it by 100. So that numbers should look like: 10, 110, 210, 310, and so on&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=SEQUENCE(10, 3, 10, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">100)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13782\" title=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-05.png\" alt=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\" width=\"408\" height=\"73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-05.png 408w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-05-300x54.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Try it out now and see that your sequence of numbers is generated magically!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13783\" title=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-06.png\" alt=\"SEQUENCE Formula in Excel\" width=\"802\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-06.png 802w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-06-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/SEQUENCE-06-768x492.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SORT_FORMULA\"><\/span>SORT FORMULA<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What does it do?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sorts a table based on a column and order specified<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Formula breakdown:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>=SORT(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">array<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">[sort_index]<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #339966;\">[sort_order]<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What it means:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>=SORT(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">data to be sorted<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">[which column to be used for sorting]<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #339966;\">[ascending or descending order]<\/span>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Did you know that you can now sort your table data with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/small-formula-in-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Excel Formula<\/a>? Yes you can! It is definitely possible now with\u00a0<strong>Excel&#8217;s SORT Formula<\/strong>. It is a new formula introduced in <strong>Office 365 released in 2018<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>We have a tax table that we want to sort by the tax rate in a\u00a0<strong>descending order<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I explain how you can do this below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"after-post-box\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uTAzjyH7PmA?rel=0 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\"><a class=\"IRPP_minimalist icon-download button small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORT-FORMULA.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-leadbox=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORT-FORMULA.xlsx\" data-leadbox-id=\"147284833f72a2:12f08263ab46dc\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\">Download excel workbook<i class=\"fa fa-download\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">SORT-FORMULA.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\">\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong><\/span> We need to <strong>enter the <i>SORT\u00a0<\/i>function in a blank cell<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">=SORT(<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10427\" title=\"SORT Formula in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORT-FORMULA-01.jpg\" alt=\"SORT Formula in Excel\" width=\"673\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORT-FORMULA-01.jpg 673w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORT-FORMULA-01-300x119.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0The <b>SORT\u00a0<\/b>arguments:<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>array<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What is the data to be sorted?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Select the cells containing the tax data, do not include the headers:<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=SORT(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">C9:D14,<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10428\" title=\"SORT Formula in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORT-FORMULA-02.jpg\" alt=\"SORT Formula in Excel\" width=\"677\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORT-FORMULA-02.jpg 677w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORT-FORMULA-02-300x117.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>[sort_index]<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What is the column to be used for sorting?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>We specify the column number here. Since the tax rate column is the second column, place in 2.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=SORT(C9:D14,<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 2,<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10429\" title=\"SORT Formula in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORT-FORMULA-03.jpg\" alt=\"SORT Formula in Excel\" width=\"679\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORT-FORMULA-03.jpg 679w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORT-FORMULA-03-300x119.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>[sort_order]<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What is the sort order? 1 for Ascending, -1 for Descending order.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Since we want descending order, place in -1.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=SORT(C9:D14, 2,<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> -1)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10430\" title=\"SORT Formula in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORT-FORMULA-04.jpg\" alt=\"SORT Formula in Excel\" width=\"672\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORT-FORMULA-04.jpg 672w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORT-FORMULA-04-300x120.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now it gets sorted magically!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10431\" title=\"SORT Formula in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORT-FORMULA-05.jpg\" alt=\"SORT Formula in Excel\" width=\"682\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORT-FORMULA-05.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORT-FORMULA-05-300x117.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SORTBY_FORMULA\"><\/span>SORTBY FORMULA<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What does it do?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sorts a table based on the column(s) specified<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Formula breakdown:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>=SORTBY(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">array<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">by_array1, sort_order1<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #339966;\">[by_array2, sort_order2], &#8230;<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What it means:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>=SORTBY(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">data to be sorted<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">by which column to sort first<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #339966;\">[by which column to sort afterwards], &#8230;<\/span>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Did you know that you can now sort your table data with an Excel Formula? Yes you can! It is definitely possible now with\u00a0<strong>Excel&#8217;s SORTBY Formula<\/strong>. It also allows you to sort by multiple columns as well. It is a new formula introduced in <strong>Office 365 released in 2018<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>We have a person list that we want to sort by Gender (ascending order) and then by Age (ascending order).<\/p>\n<p>Do take note that in specifying the sorting order, 1 represents ascending order, -1 represents descending order.<\/p>\n<p>I explain how you can do this below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"after-post-box\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zs9x35Tv27g?rel=0 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\"><a class=\"IRPP_minimalist icon-download button small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORTBY-FORMULA.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-leadbox=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORTBY-FORMULA.xlsx\" data-leadbox-id=\"147284833f72a2:12f08263ab46dc\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\">Download excel workbook<i class=\"fa fa-download\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">SORTBY-FORMULA.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\">\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong><\/span> We need to <strong>enter the <i>SORTBY\u00a0<\/i>function in a blank cell<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">=SORTBY(<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10434\" title=\"SORTBY Formula in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORTBY-FORMULA-01.jpg\" alt=\"SORTBY Formula in Excel\" width=\"843\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORTBY-FORMULA-01.jpg 843w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORTBY-FORMULA-01-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORTBY-FORMULA-01-768x250.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0The <b>SORTBY\u00a0<\/b>arguments:<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>array<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What is the data to be sorted?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Select the cells containing the person data, do not include the headers:<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=SORTBY(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">B9:D14,<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10435\" title=\"SORTBY Formula in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORTBY-FORMULA-02.jpg\" alt=\"SORTBY Formula in Excel\" width=\"843\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORTBY-FORMULA-02.jpg 843w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORTBY-FORMULA-02-300x94.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORTBY-FORMULA-02-768x241.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>by_array1, sort_order1<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Which column will be used to sort first?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Select the cells containing the gender column, then type in 1 for it to be ascending order.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=SORTBY(B9:D14,<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> B9:B14, 1,<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10436\" title=\"SORTBY Formula in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORTBY-FORMULA-03.jpg\" alt=\"SORTBY Formula in Excel\" width=\"836\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORTBY-FORMULA-03.jpg 836w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORTBY-FORMULA-03-300x95.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORTBY-FORMULA-03-768x244.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>by_array2, sort_order2<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Which column will be used to sort next?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Select the cells containing the age column, then type in 1 for it to be ascending order.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=SORTBY(B9:D14, B9:B14, 1,<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> D9:D14, 1)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10440\" title=\"SORTBY Formula in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORTBY-FORMULA-04-1.jpg\" alt=\"SORTBY Formula in Excel\" width=\"988\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORTBY-FORMULA-04-1.jpg 988w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORTBY-FORMULA-04-1-300x79.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORTBY-FORMULA-04-1-768x201.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 988px) 100vw, 988px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now it gets sorted magically!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10438\" title=\"SORTBY Formula in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORTBY-FORMULA-05.jpg\" alt=\"SORTBY Formula in Excel\" width=\"843\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORTBY-FORMULA-05.jpg 843w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORTBY-FORMULA-05-300x95.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SORTBY-FORMULA-05-768x242.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"UNIQUE_FORMULA\"><\/span>UNIQUE FORMULA<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What does it do?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Gets the unique values of a list<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Formula breakdown:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>=UNIQUE(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">array<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What it means:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>=UNIQUE(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">data to have duplicates removed<\/span>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Want to remove duplicate values from your list? It is definitely possible now with\u00a0<strong>Excel&#8217;s UNIQUE Formula<\/strong>. It is a new formula introduced in <strong>Office 365 released in 2018<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>We have a list of names and we want to remove the duplicates from it. The <strong>UNIQUE Formula<\/strong> will make this very quick to do!<\/p>\n<p>I explain how you can do this below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"after-post-box\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mMWi7G7h71s?rel=0 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\"><a class=\"IRPP_minimalist icon-download button small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/UNIQUE-FORMULA.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-leadbox=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/UNIQUE-FORMULA.xlsx\" data-leadbox-id=\"147284833f72a2:12f08263ab46dc\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\">Download excel workbook<i class=\"fa fa-download\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">UNIQUE-FORMULA.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\">\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong><\/span> We need to <strong>enter the <i>UNIQUE\u00a0<\/i>function in a blank cell<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">=UNIQUE(<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10444\" title=\"UNIQUE Formula in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/UNIQUE-FORMULA-01.jpg\" alt=\"UNIQUE Formula in Excel\" width=\"624\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/UNIQUE-FORMULA-01.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/UNIQUE-FORMULA-01-300x115.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0The <b>UNIQUE\u00a0<\/b>arguments:<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>array<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What is the data to be cleared of duplicate values?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Select the cells containing the names, do not include the headers:<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">=UNIQUE(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">C9:C14)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10445\" title=\"UNIQUE Formula in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/UNIQUE-FORMULA-02.jpg\" alt=\"UNIQUE Formula in Excel\" width=\"513\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/UNIQUE-FORMULA-02.jpg 513w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/UNIQUE-FORMULA-02-300x142.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now the duplicate names are all gone!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10446\" title=\"UNIQUE Formula in Excel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/UNIQUE-FORMULA-03.jpg\" alt=\"UNIQUE Formula in Excel\" width=\"498\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/UNIQUE-FORMULA-03.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/UNIQUE-FORMULA-03-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is your one stop shop on learning the new Excel formulas in Office 365: FILTER, RANDARRAY, SEQUENCE, SORT, SORTBY and UNIQUE! 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