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About This Shortcut 

When you select a formula and use this shortcut, this shortcut will select all cells that are referred to directly or indirectly by by the formula(s) in your selection. To remember and understand the word "precedent"  in this case, think of "precede" or "before"— literally, cells that come before.

Related videos

The videos below demonstrate this shortcut.

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Dave Bruns

Hi - I'm Dave Bruns, and I run Exceljet with my wife, Lisa. Our goal is to help you work faster in Excel. We create short videos, and clear examples of formulas, functions, pivot tables, conditional formatting, and charts.