Spreadsheet Models for Managers


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ISpreadsheet Models for Managersf you use Excel to model businesses, business processes, or business transactions, this course will change your life. You'll learn how to create tools for yourself that will amaze even you. Unrestricted use of this material is available in two ways.

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Spreadsheet Models for Managers


Choosing Names for Parameters 1/25
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  • Make them short but understandable
  • Legal characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, underscore, period
  • First character must be a letter or underscore
  • Avoid names that could be cell references: A3, IV256
    • Prior to Excel 2007, the lower right corner cell is IV65536
    • In Excel 2007 (and presumably henceforward), lower right corner cell is XFD1048576
  • Use mixed case
  • Develop a set of naming conventions and use them consistently
    • "Hdct" — headcount
      "Qtr" — quarter
      "Rev" — revenue
      "Exp" — expense, etc.
    • Example: HdctExpPQtr — Headcount Expense per Quarter
  • Readings: Names

The use of names for parameters and ranges really differentiates the serious professional from the amateur. As a consultant, when I audit a workbook, it's the first thing I look for. For a complex spreadsheet project, failure to use names ensures high maintenance costs and high error rates.

But even if the workbook uses names, there is still plenty of room to use them incorrectly. Inconsistent naming conventions are perhaps the most common failing. Consistency and brevity make the names easy to use, type and remember. So decide on some naming conventions and stick to them — the sooner you do that in this course, the easier you'll find it.

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Last Modified: Wednesday, 22-Oct-2008 05:31:20 EDT

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