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If only one file has such problem, ing to our tests, if we protected the worksheet, the trace dependents/ precedents function are greyed out, so we suggest you go to Review tab, check if you have protect sheet or workbook, if so, you can click Unprotect Sheet or Unprotect Workbook.

Select the Formulas tab > Formula Auditing > Evaluate Formula.

In your Excel worksheet, go to the Formulas tab > Formula Auditing group and click the Show Formulas button. Microsoft Excel displays formulas in cells instead of their results right away. To get the calculated values back, click the Show Formulas button again to toggle it off.

If you want to see the formulas for a specific cell, you can use the shortcut Ctrl + F3. This shortcut will open the Formula Auditing pane, which will show you all the formulas that affect the selected cell. If you want to see the formulas for a range of cells, you can use the shortcut Ctrl + Shift + F3.

The Excel Formula Wizard is a very useful tool for entering formulae with many arguments, or when the user is unfamiliar with the formula. The Excel user can start the Formula Wizard by clicking on the Formula Wizard tool, shown above, or by typing the name of the function into a cell and then pressing Ctrl+A.

To show the Formula Bar, click the View tab, and then click to select the Formula Bar check box. Tip: If you want to expand the Formula Bar to show more of the formula, press CONTROL+SHIFT+U. If the above step doesn't work, make sure the sheet is enabled to show formulas.

Click the FORMULAS tab on the Ribbon. Click Show Formulas in the Formula Auditing group. The Formulas in the worksheet will appear, so that you will know which cells contain formulas and what the formulas are.

Show Formulas mode is turned on Pressing the Ctrl + ` shortcut, or. Clicking the Show Formulas button on the Formulas tab > Formula Auditing group.