Sunday, February 09, 2020

MAX Function in Excel with Example

MAX ()

This function picks the highest value from a list of data. 

 
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Values



Maximum

2
220
800
180
340
800
 =MAX(A2:D2)
3






4
Dates



Maximum

5
1-Jan-20
31-Mar-19
25-Dec-19
27-Dec-19
1-Jan-20
 =MAX(A5:D5)

Syntax

=MAX(Range1,Range2,Range3... through to Range30)

No special formatting is needed in this function. And this function can be applied on any number and dates also.

Formatting


No special formatting is needed.


For example

This function is used to find maximum sales month wise, region wise and overall maximum, then you can use MAX function like below:


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Sales
Jan'19
Feb'19
Mar'19

Region MAX


2
East
$   3,500
$   2,000
$ 10,000

$ 10,000
=MAX(B2:D3)
3
West
$ 12,000
$   4,000
$   6,000

$ 12,000


4
North
$   5,000
$   6,000
$   4,500

$   6,000


5
South
$   5,800
$   7,000
$   3,000

$   7,000


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7
Month MAX
$ 12,000
$   7,000
$ 10,000




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=MAX(D2:D5)




9
Overall MAX
$ 12,000






10

 =MAX(B2:D5)













                       






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