25 Common Excel Errors & Quick Fixes

MEL Excel Quick Reference™

Troubleshoot common Excel problems with a concise nine-page quick reference. Explore 25 practical scenarios across formula errors, number and date formatting, lookup mismatches, references and calculation, filters, tables and dynamic arrays.

Each entry explains a likely cause, a quick fix, a small example, an expected result and a useful caution. Includes a symptom chooser, troubleshooting checklist and official reference links.

Digital download: one PDF, version 1.0. Designed for Excel desktop on Windows. Dynamic-array examples require Excel 2021 or newer, or supporting Microsoft 365. Symptoms can have several causes; diagnose your workbook and save a copy before changing data.

Detailed exercises and business cases remain in the full MEL books.

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