Stock (Open, High, Low, Close) chart
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Plots fluctuations in stock prices or other data.

Uses 4 series of values, in order: open, high, low, close.

Data needs to be organized in the correct order.


Stacked Area chart
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Plots data in order and stacked by category. Joins data with lines and a filled area below.

Track changes or trends over time.

100% Stacked Area option is also available.


OFFSET function
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Return a reference that is a specified number of rows and columns from a starting point

=OFFSET(reference, rows, cols, [height], [width])


FIND function
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Find specific text and its related starting position within a text string.

FIND(find_text, within_text, [start_num])

FINDB(find_text, within_text, [start_num])


Column chart
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Plots data in vertical columns.

Make comparisons between discrete categories.

2D and 3D options are available.


Funnel chart
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Plots data as horizontal bars representing stages in a process.

Values typically decrease from top to bottom so chart resembles a funnel.

Could be built using a stacked bar chart.


REPLACE function
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Replace part of a text string based on its position with new text.

REPLACE(old_text, start_num, num_chars, new_text)


COUNTIFS function
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Count values in a range that meet multiple specific criteria.

COUNTIFS(range1, criteria1, [range2], [criteria2], ...)


VLOOKUP function
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Lookup values by row in a vertical table or range

=VLOOKUP (lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num, [range_lookup])


XMATCH function
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Return the relative position of a specified item in a range

=XMATCH(lookup_value, lookup_array, [match_mode], [search_mode])


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