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CTRL+] (closing bracket) Select cells that contain formulas that directly reference the active cell. CTRL+SHIFT+} (closing brace) Select cells that contain formulas that directly or indirectly reference the active cell.

There are specific keyboard shortcuts that can be used to track how formulas are linked within an Excel model. The shortcuts include: Trace Precedents: Press ?Ctrl? followed by the square bracket ?[?. The shortcut takes you to the first cell used by the active cell with the formula.

You can use Edit > Find and replace > Also search in formulas to look for the cell reference across the whole spreadsheet, but that will not cover all possible ways to refer to a cell, and goes only one level deep. There are some add-ons that will do this kind thing.

Finally, you can use the Ctrl + Shift + A shortcut to quickly trace precedents for an entire worksheet. This shortcut will select all of the cells in a worksheet, so you can then press the F5 or Ctrl + F5 shortcut keys to highlight all of the cells that are referenced by formulas in the worksheet.

Tracing Dependents on Another Excel Worksheet To view the related cells, double-click on the dotted line to bring up a dialog box that includes a list of all cells located outside the current worksheet. Double-click on one of the cells to open the worksheet with the related cells.

Ctrl+R in Excel and other spreadsheet programs In Microsoft Excel and other spreadsheet programs, pressing Ctrl + R fills the row cell(s) to the right with the contents of the selected cell. To fill more than one cell, select the source cell and press Ctrl + Shift + Right arrow to select additional ones.

Select the cell you want to analyze. Go to Formulas tab > Formulas Auditing > Trace Dependents. Click on the Trace Dependents button to see the cells that are affected by the active cell. It will show a blue arrow that links the active cell and the other cells related to the selected cell.