Slow response to every change made in Excel

Help.

I have been a long time user of Excel and have come accross a problem I
can't solve. Am using Excel 2003 with XP Prof. This a new computer and my
Excel worked with no problems when I first got it. On a recent trip I was
making changes to a complex worksheet and all of a sudden every change I made
would result in the appearance of the "egg timer" and I would have to wait
for the program either to save the changes or recalculate the worksheet ... I
am not if it was that or something else. Now I have to wait just about
everytime I do anything to a spreadsheet. I am use to making changes, edits
or just formatting without ever having to wait for anything. Changes were
saved or recalculated on "the run" without ever waiting. I do not know what
happened to cause all of this frustrating waiting. Whatever happened is not
saved into my settings and it happens all of the time. Under "options" I
turned off auto recalculation and auto recovery. I can't find any auto save,
so none of these 3 things can be causing the problem. I need to expert help
so I can get back to work instead of waiting all of the time. Your
suggestions please. Thank you.

Gig
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Gig wrote:
> Help.
>
> I have been a long time user of Excel and have come accross a problem I
> can't solve. Am using Excel 2003 with XP Prof. This a new computer and my
> Excel worked with no problems when I first got it. On a recent trip I was
> making changes to a complex worksheet and all of a sudden every change I made
> would result in the appearance of the "egg timer" and I would have to wait
> for the program either to save the changes or recalculate the worksheet ... I
> am not if it was that or something else. Now I have to wait just about
> everytime I do anything to a spreadsheet. I am use to making changes, edits
> or just formatting without ever having to wait for anything. Changes were
> saved or recalculated on "the run" without ever waiting. I do not know what
> happened to cause all of this frustrating waiting. Whatever happened is not
> saved into my settings and it happens all of the time. Under "options" I
> turned off auto recalculation and auto recovery. I can't find any auto save,
> so none of these 3 things can be causing the problem. I need to expert help
> so I can get back to work instead of waiting all of the time. Your
> suggestions please. Thank you.
>
> Gig


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