If Excel is not highlighting cells in the formula, read this post to know how to fix the issue. The default behavior of Excel is to highlight the cells that are part of a formula when a user ...

Cells in Excel are referred to using relative or absolute references. A formula with relative references changes when the cell's position does. If, for example, a cell has a formula "=A1" and you copy ...

In a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, you may have formulas sitting in one cell that require the information within another cell in order to calculate. These relationships are called references. When a ...

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Learn how to identify formula cells the easy way using VBA, and then combine VBA and conditional formatting for more permanent identification. If you practice good spreadsheet design, formulas shouldn ...

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Comments in Excel come in handy for documenting your spreadsheet so you can remember what all the formulas are for or to provide instructions for other spreadsheet users. The How-To Geek points out a ...