Excel journeymen know you can plug in numbers and get formula results from a spreadsheet. Lesser known, however, is the ability to figure out what numbers are need to get a certain result, which works ...

We hope this tutorial helps you understand how to use Goal Seek in Excel; if you have questions about the tutorial, let us know in the comments.

Excel's Goal Seek feature helps with reverse calculations in financial planning, like CVP analysis. Goal Seek can assist in NPV analysis by determining selling prices to reach certain targets. Using ...

Excel can solve for unknown variables, either for a single cell with Goal Seek or multiple cells with Solver.