A formula that works with an array as opposed to single data values
Questions tagged [array-formulas]
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Apply formula to the entire column
I'm changing all the zip codes from Column A into Column B with the formula:
=TEXT(A1,"00000")
Like this:
I want every cell in Column B to be transformed using the formula above. But I have over 40,000 rows, so it is not feasible to drag the…

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Selecting the last value of a column
I have a spreadsheet with some values in column G. Some cells are empty in between, and I need to get the last value from that column into another cell.
Something like:
=LAST(G2:G9999)
except that LAST isn't a function.

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ArrayFormula and "AND" Formula in Google Sheets
In Google Sheets, when using ArrayFormula with AND formula, I don't get the results as it should be.
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In C1 I put formula as: =and(A1>5,B1>6) then I get True. If in D1 I put formula as: =ArrayFormula(and(A1:A>5,B1:B>6)) I get the…

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Counting number of occurrences in column?
What would be a good approach to calculate the number of occurrences in a spreadsheet column? Can this be done with a single array formula?
Example (column A is input, columns B and C are to be auto-generated):
| A | B | C …

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How do I combine COUNTIF with OR
In Google Spreadsheets, I need to use the COUNTIF function on a range with multiple criteria. So in the table below, I would need to have something like =COUNTIF(B:B,"Mammal"or"Bird") and return a value of 4.
A |B
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Animal…

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Extract digits from string - Google spreadsheet
In Google spreadsheets, I need a formula to extract all digits (0 to 9) contained into an arbitrary string, that might contain any possible character and put them into a single cell.
Examples (Input -> Output)
d32Ελληνικάfe9j.r/3-fF66 ->…

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Make Google Spreadsheet Formula Repeat Infinitely
Okay so I have a Google Form that dumps info into a spreadsheet. On each line I need to have a simple calculation done. The problem is I can't figure out how to get it to repeat a formula on every new line as new lines are added.
Yes I know how to…

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Insert an Array Formula via VBA
I'm using VBA, and I need to insert an array formula (the one that if I'm writing it manually, I'll press Ctrl+Shift+Enter and not just Enter). When I'm inserting it like a regular formula it doesn't work, neither when I put it with {} around…

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Count Unique values with a condition
In column A I have list of different names. In column B, I have values either 0 or 1.
I want to get a count of all the unique names from column A which have 1 in column B.
Using below array formula I am able count unique names but not able to apply…

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Using MIN() inside ARRAYFORMULA()
I've seen some examples of using SUM() inside an ARRAYFORMULA() in Google Spreadsheets (and oddly enough, they all seem like workarounds) but I can't figure out how to apply them to using MIN() instead.
Let's say I have columns A, B and C and I just…

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ARRAYFORMULA() does not work with SPLIT()
Why doesn't the split formula get expanded over the entire column when I use =arrayformula(split(input!G2:G, ",")) ?
I get result only for the input!G2 cell, but not the rest in the G column. Other formulas like =arrayformula(find(",", input!G2:G))…

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How to insert hyperlink to a cell in Google sheet using formula?
I am trying to insert a hyperlink to a cell in a fashion that can be replicated using '=MATCH()" function. However, I can't seem to figure out a method to link a cell in Google sheets without using the GID.
When I right-click and "Get link to this…

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Google Sheets ArrayFormula with Sumifs
Usually don't need help with sheets but I think my brain is imploding from thinking on this too much.
Trying to fill an entire column with an array formula that sums values from a separate column based on conditions from two other columns. If that…

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Array formula on Excel for Mac
I need to call LINEST in Excel 2011 for Mac, I would say - this was a detective story. My laziness, my curiosity, all was here!
I had a homework from university course to use LINEST.
I even stopped trying to do so on MAC, because after googling I…

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ultimate short custom number formatting - K, M, B, T, etc., Q, D, Googol
is there a way how to custom format ridiculously large numbers (at least up to 10^100 in both ways) in google sheets:
thousands > K
millions > M
billions > B
trillions > T
etc...
negative…

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