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XL98: Formula Not Updated When You Click in Worksheet

Article ID: 187997

Article Last Modified on 9/11/2002

Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q187997

SYMPTOMS

If you modify a cell that is a dependent cell of a formula in Microsoft Excel and you hold down the CONTROL key and click on another cell before you press ENTER, RETURN, or before you click Enter (check) on the formula bar, the formula is not updated, even when the calculation setting is Automatic.

NOTE: The formula updates when you type something in the workbook and calculation proceeds normally once the workbook is calculated.

RESOLUTION

Press F9 to calculate all open workbooks, including data tables and all open charts.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition.

MORE INFORMATION

Example

To see an example of the problem that is described in this article, follow these steps:

Start Microsoft Excel and create a new workbook.
Type the following in the new worksheet:
A1: a A2: =A1
Type b in A1, but do not press ENTER or click Enter (check) on the formula bar.
Hold down the CONTROL key and click C3. You will see the shortcut menu for a cell.

Note that the formula in A2 does not update. Press F9 or type something else in the worksheet to update the formula.

Additional query words: XL98

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