<p>The <b>MINIFS</b> function is one of the statistical functions. It is used to return the minimum value among cells specified by a given set of conditions or criteria.</p>
<pstyle="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>min_range</em></b> is the range of cells in which the minimum will be determined.</p>
<pstyle="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>criteria_range1</em></b> is the first selected range of cells to apply the <em>criteria1</em> to.</p>
<pstyle="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>criteria1</em></b> is the first condition that must be met. It is applied to the <em>criteria_range1</em> and used to determine which cells in the <em>min_range</em> will be evaluated as minimum. It can be a value entered manually or included into the cell you make reference to.</p>
<pstyle="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>criteria_range2, criteria2, ...</em></b> are additional ranges of cells and their corresponding criteria. These arguments are optional.</p>
<pclass="note"><b>Note:</b> you can use wildcard characters when specifying criteria. The question mark "?" can replace any single character and the asterisk "*" can be used instead of any number of characters.</p>
<p>To apply the <b>MINIFS</b> function,</p>
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<li>select the cell where you wish to display the result,</li>
<li>click the <b>Insert function</b><imgalt="Insert function icon"src="../images/insertfunction.png"/> icon situated at the top toolbar,
<br/>or right-click within a selected cell and select the <b>Insert Function</b> option from the menu,
<br/>or click the <imgalt="Function icon"src="../images/function.png"/> icon situated at the formula bar,
</li>
<li>select the <b>Statistical</b> function group from the list,</li>
<li>click the <b>MINIFS</b> function,</li>
<li>enter the required arguments separating them by commas or select a range of cells with the mouse,</li>
<li>press the <b>Enter</b> button.</li>
</ol>
<p>The result will be displayed in the selected cell.</p>