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.
"mathteacher" wrote in message
...
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.

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

"Alan" wrote:

Try checking 'Tools' 'Options' 'Calculations' and make sure Automatic is
checked, not Manual.
Alan.
"mathteacher" wrote in message
...
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.

You too.
"mathteacher" wrote in message
...
Thanks so much Alan! That did the trick... it was on manual. You learn
something new everyday, huh? Have a great weekend!!

"Alan" wrote:

Try checking 'Tools' 'Options' 'Calculations' and make sure Automatic
is
checked, not Manual.
Alan.
"mathteacher" wrote in message
...
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.

Further to Alan's reply.

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

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 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:22:00 -0700, mathteacher
wrote:

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.

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.