Cell references are at the core of how Microsoft Excel operates. Whether you're working with simple calculations or complex formulas, understanding cell references and mastering the different ...

Understanding Excel References When you are using Microsoft Excel, it's common to have a formula in one cell reference another cell in order to use that cell's data in a computation.

What are Circular References in Excel? A circular reference in Microsoft Excel usually refers to a formula that visits its own or another cell in a Workbook more than once in a single chain of ...

How Do I Reference a Cell in Another Worksheet in Excel?. Learning to use Excel worksheets like relational databases can help you save time, eliminating duplication when managing large projects.

If Excel is not highlighting cells in the formula, place the cursor in the cell containing the formula and press fn+f2. This should highlight all the cell references.

Microsoft is testing out a new =COPILOT function in Excel cells – it's in beta with improvements needed, but you can try it now.

Sometimes it's necessary to split cells in a spreadsheet, and Microsoft Excel makes it easy enough to do.

Learn how to identify formula cells the easy way using VBA, and then combine VBA and conditional formatting for more permanent identification.

Q: My partner says there’s an F4 shortcut to creating absolute cell references in Excel formulas, but for the life of me I can’t make it work.