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Basic Facts about <strong>Formula</strong>s<br />

In This Chapter<br />

● How to enter, edit, and paste names into formulas<br />

● The various operators used in formulas<br />

● How Excel calculates formulas<br />

● Cell and range references used in formulas<br />

● How to make an exact copy of a formula<br />

● How to convert formulas to values<br />

● How to prevent formulas from being viewed<br />

● The types of formula errors<br />

● Circular reference messages and correction techniques<br />

● Excel’s goal seeking feature<br />

This chapter serves as a basic introduction to using formulas in Excel. Although I direct its focus<br />

on newcomers to Excel, even veteran Excel users may find some new information here.<br />

Entering and Editing <strong>Formula</strong>s<br />

This section describes the basic elements of a formula. It also explains various ways of entering<br />

and editing your formulas.<br />

<strong>Formula</strong> elements<br />

A formula entered into a cell can consist of five elements:<br />

Operators: These include symbols such as + (for addition) and * (for multiplication).<br />

Cell references: These include named cells and ranges that can refer to cells in the current<br />

worksheet, cells in another worksheet in the same workbook, or even cells in a worksheet<br />

in another workbook.<br />

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