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Excel: Summing cells across multiple worksheets with one formula.

Tips for working with data across multiple worksheets in the same Excel workbook.
The single biggest requirement to make maximum use of these tricks is to have all of your data laid out in identical format across tabs.

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Referencing Data on a Specific Worksheet with =INDIRECT

The =INDIRECT function permits referencing information in a workbook using strings of text. This can be a very handy tool when you want to create dynamic references in formulas without changing the formulas themselves. It is also a terrific way to reference data on different worksheets.

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Excel: Dynamic Column Reference in a Financial Model

This video explains how to use SUMIF and the INDEX + MATCH function combination in Excel to dynamically reference columns in a financial model. This has been particularly useful to me when I am organizing a company’s data by location or product category.

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Excel for Models: =SUMIF() Introduction

This video provides a quick introduction to the =SUMIF() function in Microsoft Excel. The video also provides a quick demonstration of what is likely the most common use of =SUMIF() in a financial model: organizing monthly information into quarters and annual periods (skip to 1:15 for this example).

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Private Equity Catch Up Calculation

The calculation behind the catch-up provision that determines the general partner’s (GP) carried interest at a private equity fund can cause some confusion. In this post we will explain the math in the Excel template available on ASM.

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