Formulas and Matrices in Excel: What They Are and How to Use Them

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Ercole Palmeri 2023-10-04
Excel Tutorial
Excel also provides array functions that let you perform calculations on one or more sets of values.
In this article we are going to look at matrix functions.
An Excel array formula performs multiple calculations on one or more sets of values ​​and returns one or more results.

Table of contents of matrix functions
Example of a matrix function
Entering an Excel array formula
Editing Excel array formulas
Removing Excel array formulas
Excel Matrix Formula Example 2
Example of a matrix function
Let's see it with an example:

Excel Transposed Matrix
Let's say you're working in the spreadsheet on the right and want to use Excel's malaysia rcs data Transpose function to copy the contents of cells B1:B3 to cells A5:C5.

If you write a function

=TRASPOSE( B1:B3 )

In cells A5:C5 (as shown below), you will get an Excel Value #VALORE! error message, because in this case the cells operate independently and therefore the function does not make sense for each individual cell.

Excel Transposed Matrix
To understand the TRANSPOSE function, we need to create cells that A5:C5work together as an ARRAY. So we must enter the function as an Excel array formula.

Array formulas are entered by pressing the key combination Ctrl + Shift + Enter.

You can see that the formula is entered as an array formula, because Excel inserts curly brackets around the formula as shown in the formula bar of the results spreadsheet above.

Entering an Excel array formula
To calculate an array formula, the formula must be entered as follows:

Highlight the range of cells where you want to enter the array formula;
Type the array formula in the first cell (or, if already typed in the first cell, put this cell in edit mode by pressing F2 or clicking in the formula bar);
Premier Ctrl + Shift + Enter.
You will notice that Excel automatically places brackets { } around the array formula. Please note that this must be entered by Excel, following the steps described above.

If you try to type the curly brackets yourself, Excel will not interpret the formula as an array formula.