How can I find the maximum value in a range of cells in Excel?

Description

Returns the largest value in a list of arguments.

MAXA is similar to MINA. For more information, see the examples for the MINA function.

Syntax

MAXA(value1,[value2],…)

The MAXA function syntax has the following arguments:

• Value1     Required. The first number argument for which you want to find the largest value.

• Value2,…     Optional. Number arguments 2 to 255 for which you want to find the largest value.

Remarks

• Arguments can be the following: numbers; names, arrays, or references that contain numbers; text representations of numbers; or logical values, such as TRUE and FALSE, in a reference.

• Logical values and text representations of numbers that you type directly into the list of arguments are counted.

• 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 are error values or text that cannot be translated into numbers cause errors.

• Arguments that contain TRUE evaluate as 1; arguments that contain text or FALSE evaluate as 0 (zero).

• If the arguments contain no values, MAXA returns 0 (zero).

• If you do not want to include logical values and text representations of numbers in a reference as part of the calculation, use the MAX function.