Excel Tips


Sensitivity Analysis with 100K Formulas »

February 11, 2022

The article 'Do 40 What-if Analyses Quickly' undersells how powerful the Data Table tool is. The loan payment scenario contains just one formula.


Do 40 What-if Analyses Quickly »

February 10, 2022

I want to buy a car, and I want to compare eight price points and four loan terms to calculate the monthly payment amount.


Create an Amortization Table »

February 9, 2022

I know it is easy to figure out a monthly payment using PMT. I would like to see my loan balance after each month’s payment. How can I build an amortization table?


Back into an Answer Using Goal Seek »

February 8, 2022

I’ve determined that I want to obtain a 60-month loan for a car. The interest rate is 5.25%. I want to find out what loan amount would result in a $425 monthly payment. Currently, the payment for a $25,995 car is too high at $493 as shown previously in Figure 319.


Calculate Many Scenarios for Loan Payments »

February 7, 2022

I am considering buying a car. I used “Calculate a Loan Payment” to calculate a loan payment. Now I want to do some what-if scenarios in order to see various options of increasing or decreasing the term or price. How can Excel help me with this?


Calculate a Loan Payment »

February 4, 2022

I am considering buying a car. I want to calculate the loan payment.


Exact Formula Copy »

February 3, 2022

I need to make an exact copy of a range of formulas. I do NOT want the cell references to change as I copy. Whoever set up the worksheet did not include dollar signs in the formulas. It is like I want to do a cut and paste, but keep the original formulas there.


Consider Formula Speed »

February 2, 2022

Our company uses an ancient add-in that still is not compatible with 64-bit, so we are stuck with 32-bit.


Add B5 On All Worksheets »

February 1, 2022

I have a workbook with 12 monthly sales reports. Each worksheet has identical rows and columns that show sales by week and region. The worksheets are named January, February, …, December. I want to have a Total worksheet that sums cell E5 on all the other worksheets.