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Excel What If Techniques

In this webinar recording we examine Excel’s built-in What-If techniques. This is an introductory session on the topic.

In Excel it is easy to change a few cells and see the results. You can use trial and error to achieve a result. There are a few built-in features that can make this process a lot easier and save you a lot of time. In terms of financial models and budgets you may also want to handle best, worst and base case scenarios. There is also a new feature in Excel 2016 called a Forecast Sheet that can automatically create a forecast for you.

The session introduces the following five topics
  • Goal Seek – simple what-if changes
  • Solver – advanced what-if analysis
  • Scenario Manager – handling different sets of inputs
  • Data Tables – single and double variable sensitivity analysis
  • NEW - Forecast sheet
As always you may pick up a few other tips along the way.

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Excel What If Techniques 2025

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Excel What If Techniques

In this webinar recording we examine Excel’s built-in What-If techniques. This is an introductory session on the topic.

In Excel it is easy to change a few cells and see the results. You can use trial and error to achieve a result. There are a few built-in features that can make this process a lot easier and save you a lot of time. In terms of financial models and budgets you may also want to handle best, worst and base case scenarios. There is also a new feature in Excel 2016 called a Forecast Sheet that can automatically create a forecast for you.

The session introduces the following five topics
  • Goal Seek – simple what-if changes
  • Solver – advanced what-if analysis
  • Scenario Manager – handling different sets of inputs
  • Data Tables – single and double variable sensitivity analysis
  • NEW - Forecast sheet
As always you may pick up a few other tips along the way.
Contents

    Course Materials

     The session materials
    • a pdf manual which you can print out and make notes in
    • Excel file to work through during the session
    • the completed file to review if you need to
    Excel What If Techniques 2025.xlsx
    • 147 KB
    Excel What If Techniques 2025.pdf
    • 945 KB
    Excel What If Techniques 2025 - completed.xlsx
    • 163 KB

    Course Videos

    I added an extra video to cover two shortcuts that i missed in the session.
    What If Techniques 2025 session recording
    • 58 mins
    • 202 MB

    Course Quiz

    Excel What If Techniques: Quiz