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How to use Google Sheets' built-in functions to work with text strings, date and time values, and logical expressions?

To work with text strings, date and time values, and logical expressions using Google Sheets' built-in functions, follow these steps:

  1. Open a Google Sheets document and enter the text or date/time data you want to work with.

  2. To work with text strings, use the following functions:

    • CONCATENATE: Combines multiple text strings together.
    • LEN: Calculates the length (number of characters) of a given text string.
    • LEFT: Extracts a specified number of characters from the beginning of a text string.
    • RIGHT: Extracts a specified number of characters from the end of a text string.
    • MID: Extracts a specified number of characters from a text string, starting at a specified position.
    • FIND: Finds the position of a specified text string within another text string.

  3. To work with date and time values, use the following functions:

    • DATE: Creates a date value using a year, month, and day.
    • TIME: Creates a time value using an hour, minute, and second.
    • NOW: Returns the current date and time.
    • DAY: Extracts the day from a given date.
    • MONTH: Extracts the month from a given date.
    • YEAR: Extracts the year from a given date.
    • HOUR: Extracts the hour from a given time.
    • MINUTE: Extracts the minute from a given time.
    • SECOND: Extracts the second from a given time.
    • DATEDIF: Calculates the difference between two dates in different units (e.g., days, months, years).

  4. To work with logical expressions, use the following functions:

    • IF: Performs a logical test and returns different values based on the true/false result.
    • AND: Tests multiple conditions and returns true if all conditions are true.
    • OR: Tests multiple conditions and returns true if any of the conditions are true.
    • NOT: Negates a logical value (e.g., converts true to false and vice versa).
    • ISBLANK: Tests whether a cell is empty and returns true or false.

  5. Apply these functions by typing their names in a formula preceded by an equal sign (=) in the formula bar or directly in a cell.

By utilizing these built-in functions, you can perform various manipulations and calculations with text strings, date and time values, and logical expressions in your Google Sheets document.