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    Excel allows users to create scenarios to model different hypothetical situations and their effects on data. The Scenario Manager allows creating, editing, and displaying multiple versions of a worksheet based on changing certain cells to represent best, worst, and probable cases. Key functions include adding new scenarios by selecting cells to change, editing existing scenario values, and merging scenarios from other worksheets to analyze past and forecast future outcomes.

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    Excel allows users to create scenarios to model different hypothetical situations and their effects on data. The Scenario Manager allows creating, editing, and displaying multiple versions of a worksheet based on changing certain cells to represent best, worst, and probable cases. Key functions include adding new scenarios by selecting cells to change, editing existing scenario values, and merging scenarios from other worksheets to analyze past and forecast future outcomes.

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    Scenario Manager

    Excel allows you to create and save several versions of a worksheet based on what-if
    data. Excel scenarios are a perfect when you need to analyze information from the
    past like sales figures and try to forecast future outcomes. Part of the planning process
    is considering different possibilities. Scenario manager allows you to create several
    versions of your data, based on what-if models such as, best case, probable case and
    worst case scenarios for your company.

    Creating a New Scenario

    You can create a scenario for any worksheet. Start off by identifying the specific cells
    you will need in your scenario.

    1. Click Tools  Scenarios.


    2. In the Scenario Manager dialog box, click the Add button., to create a new
    scenario.
    3. In the Add Scenario dialog box, type in a descriptive name for your scenario.
    4. In the Changing Cells box, type or select the cells you plan to change.

    5. Click OK.

     The Scenario Values dialog box appears.

    6. Set the values of all the cells you want to change in your scenario.

    7. Click OK.
    8. If you want to create more scenarios, repeat steps 4 to 8.
    9. Display a Scenario

    When you display a scenario, you change the values of the cells saved as part of that
    scenario.

    1. Click Tools  Scenarios.


    2. Click the name of the scenario you want to display.
    3. Click Show.

    Edit a scenario

    1. Click Tools  Scenarios.


    2. Click the name of the scenario you want to edit, and then click Edit.

    3. Make the changes you want.


    4. In the Scenario Values dialog box, type the values you want for the changing
    cells.
    5. Do one of the following:

     To save the changes, click OK


     To return to the Scenario Manager dialog box without changing the current
    scenario, click Cancel.
    Delete a scenario

    1. Click Tools  Scenarios.


    2. Click the Name of the scenario you want to delete, and then click Delete.

    Prevent Changes to a scenario

    1. Click Tools  Scenarios.


    2. In the Scenarios box, click the name of the scenario.
    3. Click Edit.

     Do one of the following:

     To prevent others from making changes to your scenarios, select the Prevent
    changes check box.

     To remove a scenario from the list in the Scenario Manager dialog box,
    select the Hide check box.

    4. Click OK.
    5. In the Scenario Values dialog box, click OK, and then click Close.
    6. On the Tools menu, point to Protection, and then click Protect Sheet.
    7. Select the Protect worksheet and contents of locked cells check box, and make
    sure the Edit scenarios check box is clear.

    Create a scenario summary report

    1. Click Tools  Scenarios.


    2. Click Summary.
    3. Click Scenario Summary or Scenario PivotTable.

    4. In the Result cells box, enter the references for the cells that refer to cells whose
    values are changed by the scenarios. Separate multiple references with commas.
    Merge scenarios from another worksheet

    It is easier to merge scenarios when all what-if models on the worksheets are


    identical. All changing cells on the source worksheet must refer to the corresponding
    changing cells on the active worksheet. Microsoft Excel copies all scenarios on the
    source sheet to the active worksheet.

    1. Open all of the workbooks that contain the scenarios you want to merge.
    2. Switch to the worksheet where you want to merge the scenarios.
    3. Click Tools  Scenarios.
    4. Click Merge.
    5. In the Book box, click a workbook name.
    6. In the Sheet box, click the name of a worksheet that contains the scenarios you
    want to merge, and then click OK.
    7. Repeat this process if you want to merge scenarios from more worksheets.

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