# 1000+ Excel Formulas & Functions
### The Complete Practical Excel Formula Handbook — Beginner to Advanced

**Please read this note before anything else.**

## Honest note on the product name vs. actual content

This product is titled and marketed around "1000+" formula examples. **The verified,
duplicate-free content actually delivered in this edition is 645 formula examples**, not
1000+. Every one of those 645 has been checked for duplication, schema completeness, and (where
built as live Excel formulas) zero-error recalculation — see `07_QA/Final-QA-Report.pdf` for
the full detail of what was checked and how.

If you require a genuine 1000+ example edition, treat this as v1.0 of an expanding product —
the same verification pipeline used to build this edition (a single source database that
generates every deliverable, checked for duplicates and errors automatically) can be extended
with further content batches in the same style, without needing to rebuild anything from
scratch.

## What's in this package

| Folder | Contents |
|---|---|
| `00_START_HERE` | This README and the Master Index |
| `01_EBOOK` | The full **visual learning handbook** as PDF (256 pages) and editable DOCX — premium cover, 30 chapter openers, 30 full "deep-dive" formula walkthroughs (real datasets, Excel-style screenshots, step-by-step builds, business scenarios, exercises), 6 custom infographics, and quick-reference cards for every other formula |
| `02_MASTER_FORMULA_WORKBOOK` | XLSX with live, working formulas: Read Me, Formula Index (645 rows), Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Business/Finance/Sales/Operations Examples, Data Analysis, and Practice tabs |
| `03_PRACTICE_WORKBOOK` | 30 standalone practice exercises (Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced), no answers included |
| `04_ANSWER_KEY` | Matching worked solutions for all 30 practice exercises, with live formulas |
| `05_CHEAT_SHEETS` | One-page-style quick reference PDF (function selection guide, error codes, shortcuts, reference-locking guide) |
| `06_FUNCTION_INDEX` | Standalone XLSX: every distinct Excel function used (212 functions) plus the full 645-row Formula Index |
| `07_QA` | Final QA Report PDF — full detail on what was verified, what was found and fixed, and known limitations |

## Where to start

- **New to Excel formulas?** Start with the E-Book (`01_EBOOK`) — it has a full
  Beginner-to-Advanced learning path built in.
- **Want to jump straight into practicing?** Open `02_MASTER_FORMULA_WORKBOOK` and go to the
  Beginner tab, or open `03_PRACTICE_WORKBOOK` for structured exercises.
- **Need a quick lookup while working?** Use `05_CHEAT_SHEETS` or the Function Index in
  `06_FUNCTION_INDEX`.

## Content coverage

30 categories, from Excel Formula Fundamentals through Advanced Formula Challenges and Formula
Cheat Sheets — covering general Excel use across Students, Office Professionals, HR, Finance,
Accounts, Sales, Marketing, Admin, MIS, Operations, Business Owners, Analysts, Teachers,
Freelancers, and Excel learners generally. This is a general-purpose Excel handbook, not
HR-specific.

## Fictional data notice

All company names, employee names, product names, and figures used throughout every
deliverable in this package are entirely fictional, created for illustration only. Any
resemblance to real organizations or individuals is coincidental.

## Excel version notes

Formulas are built with standard, widely-supported functions wherever practical. Examples that
specifically require Microsoft 365 or Excel 2021+ (XLOOKUP, FILTER, SORT, UNIQUE, LET, LAMBDA,
and related dynamic-array functions) are clearly labeled with their Excel Version in the Formula
Index and E-Book, so you always know before you try to use one whether your Excel version
supports it.
