Formulas for Data Analysis

Excel is typically one of the go to tool for business professionals when it comes to analyzing data and visualizing it. Conveniently, it supports hundreds of formulas, some of which are daily drivers for most people, and others, you may not even heard of. We’ve...

How to Handle Circular References in Excel

In Excel, you typically type in formulas to get results and it’s pretty common to reference other cells in the process. However, what happens if you reference the cell itself, either directly or indirectly? This means an infinite loop of calculations! Luckily, Excel...

A New Dimension Building Excel Models: Array Formulas

Excel's array formulas are a fascinating feature that can revolutionize your spreadsheet calculations. While many users may not have explored these formulas, they offer powerful capabilities, replacing multiple formulas in certain scenarios. Array formulas operate on...

Dealing with Links or External References in Excel

Advanced Excel users often utilize external links or workbook connections to save data or referencing. External links can be hard to detect in a complicated spreadsheet, or a workbook you’re not familiar with. Finding these connections manually one by one can be a...

Extract Data Quickly From Tables with Excel's SUMIF Function

SUMIF function is, in a way, a combination of SUM and IF statements. The formula SUMs up the values of a range of cells, IF certain criteria is met. In other words, data that pass the logic test gets to be added up (or another column of your choice, that corresponds...

Handle With Care: Volatile Functions in Excel

You can create all sorts of mathematical models in Excel, but imagine a model with thousands of formulas, all of which need to be calculated every time you enter a value. This would make calculations very slow and the user experience, not a pleasant one. Thanks to its...

INDIRECT Formula and Proper Referencing

INDIRECT is a versatile function in Excel’s already huge repertoire of referencing tools. In this guide we're going to take a look at its various use cases. This function can return the reference specified by a text string, foolproof your Excel models, or even pull...