Excel stores and calculates floating point numbers. Sometimes, the result of a formula is a very close approximation. 1. For example, take a look at the formulas below. At first glance, everything looks alright. 2. However, if we show 16 decimal places, we can see that one result is a very close approximation. You don’t […]
Trace Precedents | Remove Arrows | Trace Dependents | Show Formulas | Error Checking | Evaluate Formula Formula auditing in Excel allows you to display the relationship between formulas and cells. The example below helps you master Formula Auditing quickly and easily. Trace Precedents You have to pay $96.00. To show arrows that indicate which […]
A formula in a cell that directly or indirectly refers to its own cell is called a circular reference. This is not possible. 1. For example, the formula in cell A3 below directly refers to its own cell. This is not possible. Note: Excel returns a 0 if you accept this circular reference. 2a. For […]
Excel functions such as SUM, COUNT, LARGE and MAX don’t work if a range includes errors. However, you can easily use the AGGREGATE function to fix this. 1. For example, Excel returns an error if you use the SUM function to sum a range with errors. 2. Use the AGGREGATE function to sum a range […]
This example illustrates the ISERROR function in Excel. 1. For example, Excel displays the #DIV/0! error when a formula tries to divide a number by 0. The ISERROR function checks whether a value is an error and returns TRUE or FALSE. 2. Use the IF and the ISERROR function. If a cell contains an error, […]
This example illustrates the IFERROR function in Excel. 1. For example, Excel displays the #DIV/0! error when a formula tries to divide a number by 0. 2. Use the IFERROR function. If a cell contains an error, an empty string (“”) is displayed. .
