MAXA Function in Excel: Largest Value, Logicals Included

⏱ 1 min readUpdated 28 September 2026

StatisticsLevel: IntermediateAvailable in: Excel 2007+

In this article
  1. Syntax
  2. Examples
  3. Example 1
  4. Related functions

MAXA is MAX that counts TRUE as 1 and text as 0.

Syntax

=MAXA(value1, [value2], ...)
Argument What it means
value1… Values.

Examples

Example 1

=MAXA(B2:B20)

Returns 1 if the column has only TRUE/FALSE flags.

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