Chapter 1

Building Basic Formulas

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Summing data ranges with AutoSum

Bullet Creating simple formulas with operators

Bullet Understanding the operators and their priority in the formula

Bullet Copying formulas and changing the type of cell references

Bullet Building array formulas

Bullet Using names and variables in formulas

Bullet Creating linking formulas that bring values forward

Bullet Controlling formula recalculation

Bullet Dealing with circular references in formulas

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