This month’s column shows how to use Excel’s Goal Seek for data analysis.

Using Goal Seek, you can avoid reverse calculations and let Excel find the inputs that result in your desired output. While there are dozens of financial planning tasks where you can use Goal Seek ...

In Excel, three primary tools are available for performing What-If Analysis: Scenarios, Goal Seek, and Data Table. To recap the last couple of months, here are brief definitions of Scenarios and Goal ...

You’ll find it under the Formulas tab, in the Formula Auditing group. Once you open it, just hit Add Watch and select the cells you want to monitor. The pop-up will show you the sheet name, cell ...

TL;DR Key Takeaways : Excel’s “ What-If Analysis ” tools, including Goal Seek and Scenario Manager, simplify financial decision-making by automating calculations and analyzing various scenarios.