XL2000: Undo Does Not Always Restore Previous Value

ID: Q211573

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 2000

SYMPTOMS

After you use the Undo command, a cell value that you changed may not return to its previous value.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when the cell contains dependencies or formulas that require recalculations. This behavior may occur in the following cases.

Case 1

When a cell is dependent on another cell for a value, Microsoft Excel may not update the dependency dynamically until it is forced to do so. Undoing an entry that is a precedent to another cell does not force the link to update to its previous value.

Case 2

When you turn on manual calculation, link one cell to another, and then use the Undo command, Excel does not force the link to update to its previous value.

Case 3

When a cell contains a formula that uses a function that refers to another cell (for example, the RAND function), the cell does not revert back to its previous value when you use the Undo command to undo the value of its precedent.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Excel allows 16 levels of undo operations. You can reverse an action by clicking Undo on the Edit menu or by clicking the Undo button on the Standard toolbar.

Additional query words: dynamic recalculate XL2000

Keywords : kbualink97 kbusage xlui xlformula
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug