Have you tried looking in Excel Help for a description of how to use these
functions?

Pete

"amy howell" wrote in message
...
Whenever I encounter financial functions, I get totally petrified because
I
don't know which function to use for which value. Is there an easy way to
determine which functions go with which value? For example, what is the
difference between pmt, ipmt, ppmt? Also, what do i use pv, nper, and
rate
for?
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Amy Howell