Trace Formula Resolution For Free

Description Select the cell that you want to evaluate. ... On the Formulas tab, in the Formula Auditing group, click Evaluate Formula. Click Evaluate to examine the value of the underlined reference. ... Continue until each part of the formula has been evaluated. To see the evaluation again, click Restart.

Blue arrows show that cells have no errors, whereas red arrows show the cells that cause errors. Clicking the Trace Dependents button more than once will show all the cells that are related to the active cell that you are evaluating.

Trace formulas that reference a particular cell (dependents) Select the cell for which you want to identify the dependent cells. To display a tracer arrow to each cell that is dependent on the active cell, on the Formulas tab, in the Formula Auditing group, click Trace Dependents .

On the Formulas tab of the Ribbon, under Error Checking, you'll find an option called Trace Error. To use this feature, first select a cell that contains an error, then choose "Trace Error." Excel will draw errors in red that indicate the source of the problem.

Follow these steps: Select the cell that contains the formula for which you want to find precedent cells. To display a tracer arrow to each cell that directly provides data to the active cell, on the Formulas tab, in the Formula Auditing group, click Trace Precedents .

Select the cell you want to trace precedents for. Go to the ?Formula Auditing? group on the ?Formulas? tab. Click on the ?Trace Precedents? button ( or Ctrl + ] ). Excel will draw arrows to show the cells that are used in the calculation of the selected cell.

Some common errors include: 1. #### error. ... #DIV/0! The #DIV/0! ... #N/A. Excel presents the #N/A error message when it can't find a value your formula is referencing. ... #NAME? Excel returns this error when it can't read parts of your formula. ... #NULL! The #NULL! ... #REF! The #REF! ... #VALUE! ... #SPILL!