Show All Formulas in a Worksheet in Excel

This allows you to quickly troubleshoot issues in a worksheet without having to select each cell individually.

Go to the Formulas tab and click the Show Formulas button:

Now, your worksheet will look like this:

As you can see, this lets you quickly see what formulas and functions are contained within each cell.  This helps you troubleshoot because most formulas in Excel follow a pattern, as you can see with those in Column E and so errors often stand-out.

Also, now, if you just select a cell, all cells used in the current cell's formula will be highlighted:

You can use the arrow keys to quickly move between cells to see how this can be helpful.

To go back to normal, just click the Show Formulas button again.

Notes

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