5. Understanding Formulas
Excel’s forté is performing calculations. When you use Excel, you typically use a combination of cells with numbers and cells with formulas. After you design a spreadsheet to calculate something, you can change the numbers used in the assumption cells and then watch Excel instantly calculate new results.
Getting the Most from This Chapter
Even if you think you know about formulas, you should review these points:
Everyone should read the “Double-Click the Fill Handle to Copy a Formula” section. Somehow, most people have learned to drag the fill handle to copy a formula. This leads to horrible frustration on long data ...
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