XL: Opening Text File Overrides Manual Calculation

 Last reviewed: December 10, 1997
Article ID: Q117839
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
  • Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
  • Microsoft Excel for the Power Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a

SYMPTOMS

In the versions of Microsoft Excel that are listed at the beginning of this article, if you click Options on the Tools menu, click the Calculation tab, and click Manual, all open spreadsheets are recalculated when you open a text file. This behavior may cause unnecessary delays if you open large or complicated spreadsheets.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, close any open sheets that may be recalculated before you open the text file.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel version 5.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

If you open a file in Microsoft Excel and calculation is set to automatic calculation, Microsoft Excel recalculates open workbooks. If calculation is set to manual calculation, Excel does not recalculate open workbooks.

Additional query words: 7.00 5.00
Keywords : xlloadsave kbusage kbusage
Version : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0c,7.0; MACINTOSH:5.0,5.0a
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbworkaround

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Last reviewed: December 10, 1997
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