Q. You explained Excel’s Scenario Manager in your November 2024 Tech Q&A article and Goal Seek in your December 2024 Tech Q&A article. Can you please explain the final What-If Analysis tool: Data ...

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During a What-If Analysis, the worksheet is altered to see how the changes will affect the formulas. Scenarios, Goal Seek, and Data Tables are three types of What-If Analysis tools in Excel. With ...

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Q. In your November Tech Q&A article on Excel’s Scenario Manager, you mentioned two other “what-if” tools: Goal Seek and Data Table. Can you show how those work like you did with Scenario Manager?

You’ll find it under the Formulas tab, in the Formula Auditing group. Once you open it, just hit Add Watch and select the cells you want to monitor. The pop-up will show you the sheet name, cell ...

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