The Excel GESTEP Function

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Basic Description

The Excel Gestep function tests whether a supplied number is greater than a supplied step size and returns:

-	TRUE if number ≥ step size
or
-	FALSE if number < step size

The syntax of the function is :

GESTEP( number, [step] )

where the function arguments are:

number	-	The number to be tested
[step]	-	An optional argument, that defines the step size that the number is to be compared to If [step] is omitted, the default value 0 is used

Gestep Function Examples

The spreadsheets below show four examples of the Excel Gestep function.

The formulas are shown in the spreadsheet on the left and the results are shown in the spreadsheet on the right.

Formulas:

Examples of use of the Excel Gestep Function

Results:

Note that the function in cell A4 is the same as that in cell A3 as, if the [step] argument is omitted, it uses the default value 0.

Further examples of the Excel Gestep function can be found on the Microsoft Office website.

Gestep Function Errors

If you get an error from the Excel Gestep function this is likely to be one of the following :

Common Errors

#VALUE!

Occurs if any of the supplied arguments are non-numeric

#NAME?

Occurs when Analysis ToolPak add-in is not enabled in your Excel.
You will need to enable the add-in if you want to use the Excel engineering functions.

To do this in Excel 2003 :

From the Tools drop-down menu, select the option Add-Ins ...
An 'Add-Ins' window will pop up. From this, select the option Analysis ToolPak and click OK

To do this in Excel 2007 or Excel 2010 :

Click the Microsoft button on the top left of your spreadsheet and select the Excel Options button
From the menu on the left hand side, select Add-Ins
In the 'Manage:' box, select Excel Add-ins and click Go...
An 'Add-Ins' window will pop up. From this, select the option Analysis ToolPak and click OK

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