What-if analysis in Excel is a powerful tool that allows you to explore different scenarios and outcomes by changing input values in your formulas. This guide will walk you through the three primary ...

When you use Excel, you have access to powerful tools that can help you make informed decisions based on different scenarios. Two of the most useful tools for this purpose are Goal Seek and the ...

Q. You explained Excel’s Scenario Manager in your November 2024 Tech Q&A article and Goal Seek in your December 2024 Tech Q&A article. Can you please explain the final What-If Analysis tool: Data ...

Q. In your November Tech Q&A article on Excel’s Scenario Manager, you mentioned two other “what-if” tools: Goal Seek and Data Table. Can you show how those work like you did with Scenario Manager?

Stop guessing! Susan Harkins shows you how to use Excel's Goal Seek what-if analysis tool to achieve your goals. If you ask me, Excel’s what-if analysis tools are under-used. I often respond to ...

Excel has over 475 formulas in its Functions Library, from simple mathematics to very complex statistical, logical, and engineering tasks such as IF statements (one of our perennial favorite stories); ...

Discover 15 modern Excel functions for 2026, including Group By and Scan, so you speed up your workflows, summaries and ...