Advanced Spreadsheet Formula Builder
Create formulas for Excel, Google Sheets and LibreOffice using guided inputs, compatibility settings and examples.
1. Set compatibility
Choose the application and regional convention before building the formula.
2. Find a formula
3. Enter details
4. Generate formula
Why this formula?
Your inputs
Alternative formula
Quick help
How do I start?
Choose your spreadsheet app, search for a task, load the example if needed, replace the examples with your cells, and select Generate.
Formula Basics
A2 is one cell. A2:A100 is a range. $A$2 is absolute. Use 'Sales Data'!A2 for a sheet name with spaces.
Conditions
Enter text such as Open, or a comparison such as >=100. The builder adds quotation marks where needed.
Common Errors
#DIV/0! divide by zero. #N/A value not found. #REF! invalid reference. #VALUE! wrong value type. #NAME? unrecognized function or name.
Popular Formulas
IF, XLOOKUP, SUMIF, COUNTIF, and INDEX MATCH.
Business Examples
HR: Attendance %, Leave Balance, Employee Age.
IT: Ticket Aging, SLA Breach, MTTR.
Sales: Commission, Revenue Growth, Win Rate.
Compatibility
Unsupported modern formulas are blocked for older profiles. Alternatives are shown when available.
Privacy
All processing happens in this page. No workbook is read or uploaded and no network request is made.
Favorites
Recent formulas
Developer diagnostics
How to use the Formula Builder
Select Excel desktop, Excel for the web, or Calc, then choose the version and separator.
Search using a function name or plain business words such as “tax”, “age”, “duplicates”, or “lookup”.
Use cells such as A2, ranges such as A2:A100, and conditions such as >=100. Select Load example whenever you are unsure.
Read the compatibility message, correction report, explanation, and formatting recommendation.
Paste the formula into the destination cell. Test it with representative data before using it for important decisions.
Keyboard shortcuts
Ctrl/Command + Enter: generate formula. Ctrl/Command + K: focus search. F11 button: use the built-in full-screen workspace. Escape: close help or exit built-in full screen.
Blogger deployment
The app uses the isolated #sfb-app container and prefixed classes to minimize theme conflicts, and no part of the page sticks or stays fixed while you scroll except the Copy toast, help dialogs, and the optional full-screen mode, all of which only appear when you trigger them. The safest setup is to host this HTML file as a static page and link to it from Blogger. For Theme HTML integration, back up the theme first and insert the app where scripts are retained.
Formula glossary
Argument: an input supplied to a function.
Array: multiple values processed together.
Criterion: a condition such as Open, >100, or a date.
Dynamic spill: one formula returning results into neighboring cells.
Relative reference: a reference that changes when copied, such as A2.
Absolute reference: a locked reference such as $A$2.
Volatile function: a function recalculated frequently, which may affect workbook performance.