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 ...

Formulas are powerful tools for performing calculations and analyzing data in Excel. In this beginner’s guide, you’ll learn how to use formulas and explore some popular built-in functions. One of the ...

Microsoft Excel relies on two fundamental reference types when addressing other cells. Absolute references -- which are denoted with a "$" -- lock a reference, so it will not change when copying the ...

In October of 2001 , we described in this column how to use the dollar sign ($) to make an Excel formula constant—so when you copy a formula to a different location on a spreadsheet it won’t ...