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willwonka
Apr 30, 2026Copper Contributor
Extract Functions from a Formula
Hello, I often go to the Excel BI Challenges on linked in. I have started my own spreadsheet that I use as a reference. Anyway, what I do is take one of the formulas that has been given in the comm...
IlirU
May 01, 2026Iron Contributor
Hi willwonka,
I'm assuming your formula is in cell A2. In the empty cell, apply this formula:
=ARRAYTOTEXT(SORT(TOCOL(REGEXEXTRACT(FORMULATEXT(A2), "[A-Z0-9.]+(?=\()", 1))))This formula also considers cases when functions in Excel contain a point within them, such as the CEILING.MATH function or other functions of this type.
HTH
IlirU