If you inherit someone else’s spreadsheet, or open a workbook you don’t frequently use, it can sometimes be a bit of a nightmare to find out where the formulas are used. But help is at hand.
Here’s how:
1. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Find & Select.
2. Click on Formulas or press (its underscored letter) u.
With all formulas selected why not apply some colour or protect the formulas?
Oh, and as you might spot, you can also use the Find & Select option to quickly find out whether or not Conditional Formatting and/or Data Validation has been applied – and where.
Related tips
Protecting your formulas
Quickly delete empty rows
Find and delete all data but keep formulas
Trace the relationships between formulas and cells
Switch between displaying formulas and their values
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