Formulas

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Thu 19 Aug 2010, 17:01 Delegate Dean said...

Dean has attended:
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Excel Intermediate course

Formulas

Could you explain the evaluate formala process again please

Mon 23 Aug 2010, 18:52 Trainer Newson said...

RE: Formulas

Dean

Please find below a link which will explains the formula auditing toolbar.

http://www.brighthub.com/office/home/articles/2022.aspx

Please do not hesitate to contact me if this is unclear.

Many thanks

Newson

Mon 30 Aug 2010: Automatically marked as resolved.

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Excel tip:

Checking formulas with multiple operators

When dealing with formulas containing more than one operator (+, -, /, *), Excel follow standard BEDMAS order of operation rules. These rules specify the order that calculations will be performed in, regardless of how the formula reads left to right:

B = brackets
E = exponents
D = division
M = multiplication
A = addition
S = subtraction

It should be noted that multiplication and division are considered equal; as are addition and subtraction.

If you would like to check the order in which Excel is performing calculations in a formula, simply click on the cell containing the formula. Then go to Tools - Formula Auditing and select Evaluate Formula.

In the Evaluate Formula dialogue box that appears on your screen, click the Evaluate button to see how Excel calculates the formula result.

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