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- Auditing is the practice of examining cells and formulas for accuracy. Excel
provides several tools to help you audit your worksheet for accuracy.
- Excel performs background error checking. Errors are noted with a tiny green
triangle. Some cells display an error value message.
- When a cell displays an error value message, you can review each element in
the formula step-by-step.
- The Formula Auditing toolbar includes most tools for tracing and evaluating
formula errors.
- A precedent contributes or provides data to a formula’s result.
- A dependent is a cell that relies on another cell for its value.
- You can use the Go To Special dialog box to select cells with errors, blanks, and
other types of data.
- Although Excel can help you locate errors, you must manually correct them.
You can use the Evaluate Formula button to analyze problem formulas.
- The Watch window displays formula cells and related information in a separate
window.
- Delete a formula from the Watch window when you no longer need to monitor it,
or close the Watch window.
- You can have Excel show formulas that refer to empty cells as errors.
- The error message value #DIV/0 indicates division by zero.
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