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OFFSET/MATCH and Data Validation

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Welcome back to the Wall Street Prep Quick Lesson Series!

In the videos below, I’ll show you how to integrate scenarios into financial models. We’ll do this by building a drop down menu in Excel using data validation and connecting the drop down menu to the scenario analysis using the OFFSET / MATCH function.

Ready to dive in? Before starting the videos below, be sure to download this lesson’s Excel model template: OFFSET/MATCH Excel template.

OFFSET/MATCH, Video 1

OFFSET/MATCH, Video 2

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Jeremy
January 20, 2023 6:40 pm

What is the website to download the toolkit?

Charan
September 4, 2024 10:36 am

hey Brad, can you provide list of financial models from starting to ending,
Thank you.

Wayne
June 1, 2023 8:11 am

There are supposed to be 3 sections to this course however only two are here, they are quite good lessons but speaks a little too fast so even on replay at times hard to catch the drift of what is being said.

Iñigo
May 12, 2023 7:30 am

Could you explain the analysis of scenarios with tables type {TABLE(;cell)} step by step, being “cell” a drop-down cell? You have done this in some other video but unfortunately it does not work for us as you propose. Thank you.

Victoria
March 24, 2023 8:58 am

This is a basic Excel question but how do you copy the formula across the table like you do in the first video in minute 9 to populate the table with the formulas? Having a list of these little shortcuts would be super useful!

Anjon
March 15, 2023 11:37 am

Thanks…

William
January 24, 2023 6:41 pm

I think is practical to know written steps on the match/offset scenario.

Noah Goodman
April 4, 2022 2:10 pm

Can I use the scenario manager to complete this task? Or is it preferred to use the offset/match method

Waylee Chero
November 26, 2021 5:45 pm

Wow! This is excellent. Very easy to understand based on your explanation. Thanks so much.

sabrina
August 5, 2021 12:59 am

Great introduction! Thank you! I was wondering how the column reference, which is currently 0 in the offset function can be made dynamic as there could be instances when the projections are not identical for the entire projection period. Currently there is 0, which allows to copy all values from… Read more »

Julius Temitope
February 4, 2021 5:20 pm

How about using the ‘index’ function instead of the offset-match function.

Cindy
January 5, 2020 1:30 pm

Thank you for introducing this useful trick!

Dong ji
February 14, 2018 8:07 am

How come can not open either template or video in China on my phone? Such a pity, really like the materials, maybe can send me through other methods? Many thanks!

Jacob Cardiff
November 27, 2017 4:49 pm

Is there any benefit to using either INDEX MATCH or OFFSET MATCH? Thanks for the videos, very helpful tutorials.

Ali Saleh
August 14, 2017 5:06 pm

Great video. If you wanted different “best”/base scenarios (say 10% in year one, 11 in year two and 12 in Year 3) can this formula work without referencing the first sell in the match formula

Ali Saleh
August 4, 2017 2:36 pm

Links wont download

Marcellus
August 1, 2016 5:27 pm

Since analysis and forecasting seem to be the foundation on which the model rests, how many different streams of analyses (financial, economic, etc.) are incorporated into the forecast?

Marcellus
August 1, 2016 5:12 pm

How does financial modeling tie in with real time predictive analytics and stock market hedging techniques such as “stop-loss order” etc.?

Gus
April 15, 2016 5:41 pm

Great Tutorial! Thanks!