The equals sign. =SUM(B1:B7)
The formula bar.
Replicating means copying. So replicating a formula in Excel is copying a formula. This is a very common activity that is done in Excel. You create one formula and then use it in other places on the worksheet.
A dependent is a cell that a formula depends on. The cells mentioned in a formula are its dependents.
In effect a cell in Excel is a box where either text, number or formula can be placed.
Excel continually reviews the workbook for errors in formulas as you create or manipulate it
Yes. Many formulas will include cells that are empty.
range finder
The first key you type in Excel to create any kind of formula is the equal sign (=). If you are trying to create an array formula press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER. Excel surrounds the formula with braces ({ }) and places an instance of the formula in each cell of the selected range.
Double-click on the cell that contains a formula and look for what other cells are outlined. Those are the cells that are referenced by the formula.
excel sums the cells in the column
Range finder. Double clicking on the formula activates the range finder and you can see what cells are in the formula. This can help you see if the correct cells are in the formula.
Excel formulas begin with an equal sign, for example:=SUM(A1:A7)will give you the total of the numbers in cells A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 and A7.Array formulas start with = but are enclosed in brace bracket{}.You can also use the plus or minus sign to start a formula, but as soon as you press Enter, a plus will be converted into an equals sign and a minus sign will have an equals sign inserted before it, so the formula will still show as starting with an equals sign.+5+7 will become =5+7-10*2 will become =-10*2Lotus 123 was the big spreadsheet application before Excel. It used the @ sign to start its functions. In order to help people moving from using Lotus 123 to Excel, the ability to start functions with the @ sign was included in Excel, and you can still do that. This applies only to functions at the start of a formula, not any formula.