My formulas in excel are suddenly not working. Help!

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I have a worksheet that I use as a gradebook, and I have formulas which
calculate percentages for me. The formulas have worked all semester, but
they are suddenly not evaluating the percents when I enter a grade. Does
anyone know why formulas suddenly quit evaluating? I have a feeling it is
some setting I inadvertently changed, but I have no idea what / how this
happened.
 
Try checking 'Tools' > 'Options' > 'Calculations' and make sure Automatic is
checked, not Manual.
Alan.
 
Thanks so much Alan! That did the trick... it was on manual. You learn
something new everyday, huh? Have a great weekend!!
 
Further to Alan's reply.

Common problem......not yet fixed in 2007 version.

Tools>Options>Calculation can be Auto or Manual.

Excel takes the Calculation mode each session from the settings on the first
workbook opened in that session.

i.e. If you saved Book1 with calc mode in manual and opened it first, calc
mode would be in Manual.

If you saved Book2 with calc mode in auto and opened it after Book1, Book2
would be in manual mode(Excel ignores the auto calc mode in this case).

If you close Book1 before opening Book2, Book2 will be in auto calc mode.

Confusing enough? <g>


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
 
In addition to Alan & Gord's comments.

Insert this into your Workbook.

Open Visual Basic Editor

Select (This Workbook)

In the right hand window pane along the top you will see the word
"Declaration" in a dropdown box, change this to "Workbook", the next
dropdown box to the right should change to "Open", if it doesn't, then
select it from the dropdown.

Insert this code so it looks like below.

Private Sub Workbook_Open()

Application.Calculation = xlAutomatic

End Sub

Then click "Debug" from the toolbar above.
Then click "Compile VBA Project"

Save & exit.

This will ensure everytime your workbook is opened, it will with
Calculations set to Automatic, regardless of what other workbooks have
opened previously.

HTH
Mark.
 
I'm working in Microsoft Excel 2008 for Mac and my spreadsheet is having this issue too. I don't have an Options>Calculations under Tools. Is this under something different in the 2008 version?



Alan wrote:

Try checking 'Tools' > 'Options' > 'Calculations' and make sure Automatic is
25-Apr-08

Try checking 'Tools' > 'Options' > 'Calculations' and make sure Automatic i
checked, not Manual
Alan.

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My formulas in excel are suddenly not working. Help!
I have a worksheet that I use as a gradebook, and I have formulas which
calculate percentages for me. The formulas have worked all semester, but
they are suddenly not evaluating the percents when I enter a grade. Does
anyone know why formulas suddenly quit evaluating? I have a feeling it is
some setting I inadvertently changed, but I have no idea what / how this
happened.

Try checking 'Tools' > 'Options' > 'Calculations' and make sure Automatic is
Try checking 'Tools' > 'Options' > 'Calculations' and make sure Automatic i
checked, not Manual
Alan.

Thanks so much Alan!
Thanks so much Alan! That did the trick... it was on manual. You lear
something new everyday, huh? Have a great weekend!

:

Re: My formulas in excel are suddenly not working. Help!
You too.

Further to Alan's reply.Common problem......not yet fixed in 2007 version.
Further to Alan's reply

Common problem......not yet fixed in 2007 version

Tools>Options>Calculation can be Auto or Manual.

Excel takes the Calculation mode each session from the settings on the first
workbook opened in that session.

i.e. If you saved Book1 with calc mode in manual and opened it first, calc
mode would be in Manual.

If you saved Book2 with calc mode in auto and opened it after Book1, Book2
would be in manual mode(Excel ignores the auto calc mode in this case).

If you close Book1 before opening Book2, Book2 will be in auto calc mode.

Confusing enough? <g>

Gord Dibben MS Excel MV

On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:22:00 -0700, mathteache


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If it is similar to XL2007 (PC) then you can find it on the Formulas
tab,and then the Calculation group - Calculation Options.

Hope this helps.

Pete
 
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