Feature
One shortcut. A complete health report on your entire model.
Manually hunting errors and inconsistencies across a 30-tab model takes hours and still misses things.
What Formula Audit XL does
Ctrl+Shift+R generates a _ModelCheck sheet with per-sheet detail tables and a summary scorecard covering every major risk category.
The problem with doing this in native Excel
- Excel's built-in error checker covers one sheet at a time with no summary
- No native way to count hardcoded numbers, dead cells, or deep nesting across all sheets
- There is no built-in workbook scorecard; you have to build it yourself
How Formula Audit XL does it
- 1 Press Ctrl+Shift+R. Run Model Check from any sheet in the workbook. No setup required.
- 2 Read the scorecard. A new _ModelCheck sheet opens with a summary row counting Errors, Circular References, Broken External Links, Hardcoded Numbers, Dead Cells, Long Formulas, Deep Nesting, References to Empty Cells, Hidden Sheets, and Very Hidden Sheets.
- 3 Drill into the detail tables. Below the scorecard, per-sheet tables list every affected cell with its address, formula, and issue type so you can navigate directly to the problem.
Who needs this most
- Financial model auditors
- Investment banking analysts pre-submission
- Controllers reviewing third-party models
- Model builders doing a final QA pass
Model Check (Ctrl+Shift+R) scans every sheet in the workbook in one pass and writes the results to a new _ModelCheck tab you can share, archive, or attach to a review package.
The summary scorecard gives stakeholders a single-page view of model quality. The per-sheet detail tables show exactly which cells to fix and why.
Frequently asked questions
What exactly does the scorecard count?
Errors, Circular References, Broken External Links, Hardcoded Numbers, Dead Cells, Long Formulas (>200 characters), Deep Nesting (>5 levels), References to Empty Cells, Hidden Sheets, and Very Hidden Sheets. Hidden and very-hidden sheet names are listed explicitly.
Does it modify my existing sheets?
No. Model Check writes only to a new sheet called _ModelCheck. All your existing sheets are read-only during the analysis.
How long does it take on a large model?
Most workbooks complete in a few seconds. Very large files with thousands of formulas may take 15 to 30 seconds.
Can I run it on a protected workbook?
Model Check reads cell values and formulas and does not require sheet password access to report on visible data.
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