I think I asked about this before but can’t find the thread. Anyway, I have several Excel spreadsheets with simple formulas that have all of a sudden stopped updating when new data is entered. I have to physically go to each cell, hit F2 and Enter to get the data to update. These are spreadsheets that, up to now, have been behaving properly. I don’t recall changing any settings and don’t know what I would have done, even if they HAVE been changed. I have attached a sample file. Please advise. Thank you.
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AskWoody LoungerApril 21, 2010 at 12:42 pm #1219599Just my 2 cents:
Every once in awhile, this happens to me. No rhyme, no reason.
When it happens, I go to:
Tools/Options/Calculation tab.Somehow, the “Manual” radio button is checked.
All I do is change it to Automatic, and life is back to normal.
Don’t know why it happens, but that’s how I fix it. Stuff like that drives me crazy !!
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AskWoody LoungerApril 22, 2010 at 1:07 pm #1219907Excel uses the calculation setting of the first workbook opened.
If the first workbook you open has calculation set to manual, that setting will apply to all subsequent workbooks opened.
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