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How many formulas must I use {ctrl+shift+enter} to work the function correctly?

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Question added by ahmed aboulnaga
Date Posted: 2017/07/20
pluton dutta
by pluton dutta , Senior Consultant. , TCS

{ctrl+shift+enter} is used when you have a formula involving array to process several values instead of one. An array formula can be utilized to perform various different types of computations depending upon your requirement.

To give you a small example:

The TRANSPOSE function uses array. So if you just type = TRANSPOSE(range) e.g. =TRANSPOSE(B1:B5) you will get an error #VALUE!, because in this case, the cells are working independently and so the function doesn't make sense to each individual cell. In such case you would use {ctrl+shift+enter} to identify the formula as an array formula and get the desired outcome. As previously mentioned scenarios can be many.

Firas Shahadi
by Firas Shahadi , Human Resources Director , SAUDI UNION

Dear Mr. Ahmed

It is depend on your work, the problem that your a trying to solve.

 

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