Nifty way to troubleshoot formulas

If you’re an experienced Excel use, it’s a sure bet that you’ve found yourself on more than one occasion with long, unwieldy formulas.  While these long, often nested, functions are a necessity when building complex spreadsheets, they can be a huge headache.  Luckily, Microsoft has created a way to help.

While editing a formula, using the F9 key will reveal the result of any selected portion.  Doing this allows you to troubleshoot and debug any formulas that don’t seem to be working correctly.

Let’s say, for example, that you are in charge of a fundraiser at your child’s school. Read more of this post