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Report design best practices in Power BI - Cell-by-Cell Formula Trace

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Sample Data

Sample sales data by region with sales amount and profit values.

CellValue
A1Sales Region
B1Sales Amount
C1Profit
A2North
B210000
C23000
A3South
B315000
C34000
A4East
B412000
C43500
A5West
B513000
C53700
Formula Trace
SUM(B2:B5)
Step 1: SUM(10000, 15000, 12000, 13000)
Cell Reference Map
    A       B         C
1 |Region | Sales  | Profit
2 | North | 10000  | 3000
3 | South | 15000  | 4000
4 | East  | 12000  | 3500
5 | West  | 13000  | 3700

Cells B2 to B5 are referenced for summing sales amounts.
The formula references sales amounts in cells B2 through B5.
Result
    A       B         C
1 |Region | Sales  | Profit
2 | North | 10000  | 3000
3 | South | 15000  | 4000
4 | East  | 12000  | 3500
5 | West  | 13000  | 3700
6 | Total | 50000  |
The total sales amount 50000 is shown in cell B6 as the sum of sales from B2 to B5.
Sheet Trace Quiz - 3 Questions
Test your understanding
Why is it important to keep report visuals simple and clear?
ATo make the report look complex and technical
BSo users can quickly understand the data
CTo use as many colors and fonts as possible
DTo confuse users with too much information
Key Result
SUM(range) adds all numeric values in the specified cell range.