Excel Yourself/Excel Budget Scenarios - 2026

Excel Budget Scenarios

Learn how to convert a budget into a multiple scenario budget.

Includes attendance at the live Webinar on 18 Feb 2025.

This sessions takes the budget from the Budget Challenge session and converts it into a multiple scenario solution.

Techniques shared:

  • the structure to make the conversion easier

  • using the OFFSET and MATCH functions to extract the correct scenario

  • helper cells to simplify formulas

  • keyboard shortcuts to speed up the conversion

  • finding cells based on colour

  • sheet grouping - useful but comes with a warning

  • data tables to capture the important metrics from each scenario

  • adding even more scenarios

As always there will be few general tips along the way.

  • $25

Excel Budget Scenarios - 2026

  • Course
  • 3 Lessons
  • Includes 1 additional product

Learn how to convert a single budget into a multiple scenario budget. Discover structures, techniques + shortcuts to make the conversion easier. See how to use data tables to capture the important metrics from each scenario. See how easy it is to add even more scenarios Version: Microsoft 365 Recorded: due Feb 2026 Level: Advanced Duration: 1 hour Price: AU$25

Includes 1 additional product

Course content

The session covers

  • Global input and assumptions

  • Handling oncosts like Super and Payroll Tax

  • Including pay increases

  • Using check boxes in a budget

  • Using Conditional formats for warnings

  • Enabling start and end dates for employees

  • Handling overtime and annual leave

  • Custom functions

  • Validations

  • Functions: IF, IFERROR, ROUND, SUMIFS, COUNTIFS, OFFSET, VSTACK, HSTACK

  • Using range names

Course structure

Course materials - click links below to download

 The session materials
  • a pdf manual which you can print out and make notes in
  • Excel file to work through during the session
Budget-Challenge-Scenarios-2026.pdf
Budget Challenge 2026 - Scenarios.xlsx

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Budget Scenarios