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MAXA(value1, value2 [,value3] [,…])

 
 Returns the largest value in a list of arguments.

 value1The first value.
 value2The second value.
 value3The third optional value.

 REMARKS
 
  • This is identical to the MAX() function except that text and logical values are included.
     
  • You can specify arguments that are numbers, empty cells, logical values, or text representations of numbers. Arguments that are error values cause errors. If the calculation must not include text or logical values, use the MAX worksheet function instead.
     
  • Text and logical values such as TRUE and FALSE are compared as well as numbers.
     
  • If an argument is an array or reference, only values in that array or reference are used. Empty cells and text values in the array or reference are ignored.
     
  • Arguments that contain TRUE evaluate as 1; arguments that contain text or FALSE evaluate as 0 (zero).
     
  • If the arguments contain no values, then 0 is returned.
     
  • You can have a maximum of 30 arguments.
     
  • MAXIF() - Returns the maximum value in a range of values that match a certain condition.

     EXAMPLES
     
     A
    1=MAXA(5,2,6,9) = 9
    2=MAXA(2,4,6,8) = 8
    3=MAXA({5,4,3,2,1}) = 5
    4=MAXA(4,3,TRUE,5,"4",9,3) = 9
    5=MAXA("","") = #VALUE!
     

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