I have a complex spreadsheet - that just started acting up.

Multiple colums utilize sum () feature. The problem is that the cells that
utilize this information as part of a formula do not update until I hit save
and close - then the fields are updated.

Any clue? I did not change any settings - spreadsheets from the past that
once worked; now do have the same issue occur.

Please Help!

ToolsOptionsCalculation. Set it to Automatic.

The how it got changed part................

ToolsOptionsCalculation 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

On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:04:01 -0700, Jason D. Miller <Jason D.
wrote:

I have a complex spreadsheet - that just started acting up.

Multiple colums utilize sum () feature. The problem is that the cells that
utilize this information as part of a formula do not update until I hit save
and close - then the fields are updated.

Any clue? I did not change any settings - spreadsheets from the past that
once worked; now do have the same issue occur.

Please Help!

The file has probably been set to manual calculation - click on Tools
| Options | Calculation tab then select Automatic and OK. Then save
the file.

This is a setting which can be "inherited" from another file which may
have been opened earlier and which had the calculation mode set to
manual - all other files which are opened in the same Excel session
will change their settings to manual when saved, unless explicitly set
back to automatic.

Hope this helps.

Pete

On Oct 15, 1:04*am, Jason D. Miller <Jason D.
wrote:
I have a complex spreadsheet - that just started acting up.

Multiple colums utilize sum () feature. *The problem is that the cells that
utilize this information as part of a formula do not update until I hit save
and close - then the fields are updated.

Any clue? *I did not change any settings - spreadsheets from the past that
once worked; now do have the same issue occur.

Please Help!

Thank you so very much! I truy appreciate your assistance.

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

ToolsOptionsCalculation. Set it to Automatic.

The how it got changed part................

ToolsOptionsCalculation 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

On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:04:01 -0700, Jason D. Miller <Jason D.
wrote:

I have a complex spreadsheet - that just started acting up.

Multiple colums utilize sum () feature. The problem is that the cells that
utilize this information as part of a formula do not update until I hit save
and close - then the fields are updated.

Any clue? I did not change any settings - spreadsheets from the past that
once worked; now do have the same issue occur.

Please Help!