Cell references are at the core of how Microsoft Excel operates. Whether you're working with simple calculations or complex formulas, understanding cell references and mastering the different ...

Understanding Excel References When you are using Microsoft Excel, it's common to have a formula in one cell reference another cell in order to use that cell's data in a computation.

After you've assembled all your financial data and created a worksheet to contain your income in one column and your expenses in another, you can use Excel's "SUM" function to create a formula to ...