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Excel Hack: Fix Circular Reference Errors with the Circuit Breaker

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Dec 24, 2015
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Download the Workbook used in this video: http://www.adventuresincre.com/fix-circular-reference-errors-in-excel/ 00:00 - Introduction 01:05 - Understanding Circular References 03:53 - Excel's Standard Functionality 04:53 - The Issue of Accidental Changes 06:06 - Introducing the Circuit Breaker 08:44 - Demonstrating the Circuit Breaker A trick I learned from a friend and ex-colleague, Matt Robinson, the "Circuit Breaker" Excel hack fixes the incredibly frustrating permanent error issue that sometimes arises when you enter an erroneous value into a cell linked to a circular loop (iterative calculation). This is a huge time saver, and a feature I now always include in models that rely on iterative calculations. To learn about the author, visit his blog at: http://www.adventuresincre.com or his personal website at: http://www.spencerburton.org

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