Both of these make use of the MIN and MAX functions in Excel.

Let’s see how we can do this.

Let’s look at how to actually use it.

Excel sheet containing a table with three columns. The first column contains fruit products, the second column contains customer orders, and the third column (blank) contains orders to make with the wholesaler (minimum 1500).

Let’s say we own a grocery store, and we take pre-orders from our customers.

However, the wholesaler insists that we order a minimum of 1500 for each fruit.

We can now apply the same formula to the other cells in the table byusing Excel’s AutoFill function.

Excel sheet showing the use of the MAX formula to produce a minimum result of 1500 in the final column.

We have now fulfilled our customers' orders while also meeting the wholesaler’s minimum requirements for each fruit.

Let’s look at this in more detail.

Let’s assume we own a business and offer bonus incentives to our employees.

Excel sheet showing the minimum value in cell K28 and the correct formula to use to produce a minimum result in the final column of the table.

However, we want to cap the bonuses they can receive every two months to $5000.

Then, use AutoFill to apply the formula to the remaining cells.

Finally, use AutoFill to complete your table.

Excel sheet showing the total orders in the rightmost column after having applied the minimum value and used AutoFill.

The same method can be used for calculating a maximum number or a minimum number.

Now you know how to cap results or set a minimum value in your Excel spreadsheet!

Excel sheet containing a table with five columns. The first column contains employee names, the second and third columns contain the respective bonuses to be paid for January and February, the fourth column contains the total bonuses, and the fifth column is headed ‘Maximum bonus: 5000’ with no values.

Excel sheet showing the use of the MIN formula to produce a maximum result of 5000 in the final column.

Excel sheet showing the maximum value in cell M28 and the correct formula to use to produce a minimum result in the final column of the table.

Excel sheet showing the total bonus in the rightmost column after having applied the maximum value and used AutoFill.

Excel sheet containing a table with four columns. The first column contains employee names, the second and third columns contain the respective bonuses to be paid for January and February, and the fourth column is headed ‘Max 5000’ with no values.

Excel sheet showing the first result for a calculation where the values in two columns have been added together and a maximum has been applied.

Excel sheet showing the maximum value in cell L28 and the correct formula to use to produce a maximum result in the final column of the table.

Excel sheet showing the totals in the rightmost column after having performed a calculation, applied the maximum value, and used AutoFill in that column.