Columns not totaling unless you save worksheet

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Lori G

I had set up worksheets for some people. I had someone today tell me that
when they enter the information in it doesn't total the data anymore. When I
checked on the problem I found that after entering in the data it would not
total, but if you saved the worksheet it would total the data. I do not use
the worksheets so I do not know if there were any changes made. The
worksheets are password protected, but their supervisor knows the password,
so it is plausible that they were changed.

Is there anything you know of that would cause this?
 
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Kevin B

In Excel click the TOOLS menu item and select OPTIONS. Click the CALCULATION
tab and click the AUTOMATIC option button to reset calculation from manual
back to the default.
 
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Lori G

Thank you so much Kevin, you saved me quite a bit of work. I definately need
to spend some more time with this program.
 
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Gord Dibben

Lori

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>

If you want a particular workbook to always open in AutoCalc mode you can use
code to set it to auto whenever you open the workbook.

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Application.Calculation = xlAutomatic
End Sub

Right-click on the Excel Icon left of "File" and select "View Code"

Paste the above into that module and save the workbook.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
 
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