Finding errors

Errors in the calculations are a common thing. The more data in the table and the formula are the more likely we are mistaken. Excel immediately shows us an error as soon as it comes in, but it’s not always easy to find out how it came to it. Also, sometimes it may happen that we miss the error because there was no mistake in mathematical operations. Excel has several options for detecting and finding errors, which will be said in the following text …

Relations between formulas

The reports we analyse are often composed of a large number of interrelated formulas. Then it is convenient, for a moment, to display formulas instead of the expression. It may also be useful to look at the precedents of a formula (the cells on which it was created), as well as its dependents (the values ​​on whose result it affects). The purpose of these procedures is to easily detect errors in the budget, or the logic that led to them.