How to add comment inside complex excel formula

Question

Is it possible to add a comment within the cell of an excel formula? I have an exceedingly long expression inside a cell that could better understood if I can comment withi

Answer 1

The N() comment function does not have to be the last portion of the function. So this is a workable solution:

=+C6+N("description of C6 variable") +C7+N("C7 info") +C8+N("C8 info")

While not required, for improved readability I use params to indicate the comment refers to several elements. For this example the first comment just refers to "q13" cell while the next two comments refer to the calculation between the "(...)"

=+AA435 * q13+N(bonus multiplier) +(c435*$d$4/a435)+N("profit scaled by area") +(p24*$q$5 + w12*3)+N("blah...")

I always prefer to break up long complex formulas into a single simple consolidation formula that adds together hidden columns of intermediate formulas.