Formulas will not calculate

[RmeAV8tor]

I have a spread sheet that does simple arithmetic (adding and subtracting).
For some reason, the formulas will not update/calculate in the fields unless
I save
the worksheet, then I see the resulting calculations. Anyone have any idea
what is
causing this?

 

[Alan]

Try Tools > Options > Calculation and make sure the Automatic radio button
is checked, not the manual one,
Regards,

 

[mzehr]

Hi,
Hit F9 to force a calculation, or set the tools- options-calculation mode to
automatic

 

[RmeAV8tor]

U Rock Alan. I can't believe I did not look at that. It had be set to
automatic before. I wonder what changed it back to manual?

Try Tools > Options > Calculation and make sure the Automatic radio button
is checked, not the manual one,
Regards,

 

[Alan]

God knows, I think its a built in XL feature to randomly alter things to
drive us all mad

U Rock Alan. I can't believe I did not look at that. It had be set to
automatic before. I wonder what changed it back to manual?

 

[RagDyer]

In case you're interested as to why this occurs, so maybe it might be
avoided in the future:

The first WB open in a session sets the calc mode.
If it was manual, then *all* WBs opened thereafter will be forced into
manual calc.
So, if you opened an auto WB second, and made a revision, and then *saved*
it, it will be *manual* from then on.
BUT, if you opened an auto WB second, but just inspected or examined it, and
closed it without saving, it will retain it's original calc mode.

HOWEVER, if you closed the manual WB, and *no other* WBs are left open, and
*then* you opened an auto WB, that auto WB *now* sets the calc mode for the
session, *UNTIL ALL* WBs are closed again.

So, all you have to do, is try and keep track of your WBs, so that you can
open the correct one first, or else close those that you don't want to set
the mode.

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HTH,

RD
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God knows, I think its a built in XL feature to randomly alter things to
drive us all mad

U Rock Alan. I can't believe I did not look at that. It had be set to
automatic before. I wonder what changed it back to manual?

 

[RmeAV8tor]

Thanks for the info. I'll keep that in mind from now on. I believe I did
have other sheets open; but I thought the calc was defaulted to auto. I keep
an eye on it.

 

[DeeJay]

Geez- Microsoft should fix that! I was having the same problem- I would set
Calculations to 'Automatic; from 'Manual' on the computer I use at work only
to find it reset back to manual the next day (the person that uses the
computer on a different shift must have Excel documents that uses manual
calculations).

Thanks for letting me know i wasn't losing my mind!