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Auditing is the process of checking formulas and the spreadsheet in general to find errors and correct errors. It enables you to do things like find out if a cell is being used by another formula or find out what cells a formula uses. This enables you to ensure that cells that should be included in a formula, like when you are totalling a range of cells, are included. It can also help identify cells that are in a spreadsheet with values that are not being used. This could enable you to correct formulas that should include a cell, or get rid of cells with values that are not needed. It also may help to define more efficient formulas and simplify a spreadsheet.

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