Cell is acting weird

Hi All!

I received the below question from a co-worker, can anyone help?

"Every time I update a cell with a number or text the change does not
happen when I hit the "ENTER" key. However, when I hit "F2" to check cell
if change was made and then hit "ENTER" than the cell updates. Is there a
way to disable this feature so that when I update the cell in Excell it
updates?"

I wonder if it's a network connection thing... we use Citrix, and I'm
thinking maybe it's a latency thing (video screen not updating as fast as
it should) ... I don't know the answer... Please help...

Thanks!
LavaDude

Ask your co-worker to check the calculation setting at
Tools>Options>Calculation.

Set it to "Automatic".


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 23:54:57 -0000, LavaDude <mikioi@TAKEOUTgte.net> wrote:

>Hi All!
>
>I received the below question from a co-worker, can anyone help?
>
>"Every time I update a cell with a number or text the change does not
>happen when I hit the "ENTER" key. However, when I hit "F2" to check cell
>if change was made and then hit "ENTER" than the cell updates. Is there a
>way to disable this feature so that when I update the cell in Excell it
>updates?"
>
>I wonder if it's a network connection thing... we use Citrix, and I'm
>thinking maybe it's a latency thing (video screen not updating as fast as
>it should) ... I don't know the answer... Please help...
>
>Thanks!
>LavaDude

Thank you!... it worked...

But why would a user want their cells to calculate manually?

LavaDude

Gord Dibben <gorddibbATshawDOTca> wrote in
news:j6ck31plvtsjfc5slqrojs37nmaivfsn3h@4ax.com:

> Ask your co-worker to check the calculation setting at
> Tools>Options>Calculation.
>
> Set it to "Automatic".
>
>
> Gord Dibben Excel MVP
>

With very large workbooks a user may want to enter data without Excel
re-calculating every time a new number is entered.

Sometimes the calc mode is inadvertently set to "manual" by another workbook's
settings.

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>

NOTE: if you are loading Personal.xls and its settings are at "manual",
change this to "Automatic" and re-save Personal.xls.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 02:27:38 -0000, LavaDude <mikioi@TAKEOUTgte.net> wrote:

>Thank you!... it worked...
>
>But why would a user want their cells to calculate manually?
>
>LavaDude
>
>Gord Dibben <gorddibbATshawDOTca> wrote in
>news:j6ck31plvtsjfc5slqrojs37nmaivfsn3h@4ax.com:
>
>> Ask your co-worker to check the calculation setting at
>> Tools>Options>Calculation.
>>
>> Set it to "Automatic".
>>
>>
>> Gord Dibben Excel MVP
>>