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Mini Excel Guide : Matrices. Array Formula. There are two type of formula in Excel, standard formula and Array Formula Array formula are different in two ways Firstly they do not output to a single cell, they output to a range of cells
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Array Formula • There are two type of formula in Excel, standard formula and Array Formula • Array formula are different in two ways • Firstly they do not output to a single cell, they output to a range of cells • This output range of cells must be selected before the formula is entered • After the formula has been typed in you must enter it by selecting CRTL-ALT-ENTER • Lets look at an example of this from lecture 1
Step 1: Select the output range We select an output range with 3 rows and 3 columns to store the 3by3 output matrix
Step 2: Type in the formula We type in the formula while the range is still selected, in this case the formula is =MMULT(A2:C4,E2:G4) to multiply the two matrices held in A2:C4 and E2:G4
Step 3: Press Ctrl-Alt-Enter By pressing CTRL-ALT-ENTER we enter the array formula
Deleting an Array Formula Select the entire output range and press delete
Deleting Error If you do not select the entire output range and try to delete you get an error
If you get stuck…. • If you get stuck press Escape (Esc)