Step-By-Step EXERCISE 1-8

Use the Evaluate Formula Feature

In your Blues file, click the
The Evaluate Formula feature is the most complete error-checking tool available in
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Excel. You can use the Evaluate Formula tool to locate invalid formulas and see how
tab. Click cell C4. Key:
Excel attempted to calculate the formula. The Evaluate Formula tool will show you
=B4/B14. Press .
what part of the formula is not working and help you to correct errors in formulas.
Click cell C4. Choose Then you can make changes so that the calculation function will work properly when
Home>Number and click copying and pasting the formula to other cells.
Percent Style .
FIGURE 1.19 Click Evaluate to see result of underlined part of formula
Click Increase Decimal
. Click cell C4. Choose
Home>Clipboard>Copy
.

Click the Paste drop-

down arrow and select
Paste Special. Note the
Evaluate
different options for
constructing cell data
using Paste Special.
Click OK. Drag the fill
handle down to copy the
formula to cells C5:C12.
FIGURE 1.20 Copied, pasted, and evaluated formula
Click cell C5. Choose
Formulas>Formula
Auditing>Evaluate
Formula .

Your screen
should look like Figure 1.19.

In the Evaluate Formula

dialog box, click Evaluate
twice. Click Evaluate
again. The evaluation now
reads #DIV/0!. Click
Close.

Your screen
should look like Figure 1.20.
Save your file.

Continue to the next exercise.

Lesson 1: Exercise 1-8 Advanced Excel 122