---
title: "SmartModels Utilities: Annualize | Intuitive Analytics"
---

## SmartModels™ Utilities: Annualize

If you've ever dealt with cash flows of different frequencies and tried to annualize their totals, you know there's no simple formula to do it in a spreadsheet.

The Annualize function in SmartModels™ Utilities tackles this chore in three simple steps:

1. Go to the SmartModels™ Utilities add-in and select **Annualize** from the drop down menu. 
2. Highlight any number of date-amount paired columns and a single column output date range.
3. Click the **Annualize **button to create totals based upon the output date series. 

### Benefits include

- **Speed** - Faster, more accurate way to interpolate yield curve data or *anything* needing interpolation in Excel.
- **Accuracy** - Simple user interface with flyover help for each input.
- **Speed, again** - Input ranges are set and stored in the interface until the user changes it, saving additional time when data changes and recalculation is necessary.