Microsoft KB Archive/274500

= &quot;Save changes in &quot; prompt even if no changes are made =

Article ID: 274500

Article Last Modified on 8/2/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Excel 2007
 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003
 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95a
 * Microsoft Excel X for Mac
 * Microsoft Excel 2004 for Mac
 * Microsoft Excel 2001 for Mac
 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q274500



SYMPTOMS
When you close a workbook in Microsoft Excel, you may be prompted to save changes to the workbook even if you have not made any changes.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs when Automatic or Automatic except tables calculation mode is selected on the Calculation options settings of Excel, and when your workbook contains any of the following items:
 * A formula that uses volatile functions
 * A formula that contains a link to a formula in another workbook and that uses volatile functions
 * Linked pictures
 * Iterative formulas
 * Charts that are on chart sheets or that are embedded into worksheets but that have their source data in another workbook



MORE INFORMATION
When you open a workbook while Automatic or Automatic except tables calculation mode is selected, Excel automatically recalculates the following items:
 * Volatile functions
 * Linked pictures
 * Iterative formulas

Because of this automatic recalculation, Excel prompts you to save changes to the workbook when you close it.

Volatile Functions in Excel
  CELL     OFFSET TODAY INDIRECT NOW INFO    RAND The CELL function is not considered volatile in some situations, even though it causes this behavior.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

211370 CELL function with &quot;filename&quot; no longer volatile

Charts
When you close a workbook that contains a chart of any type, Excel prompts you to save changes to the workbook. This is because of the way that Excel handles charts.

Additional query words: today now recalc recalculate XL2000 8.00 XL97 XL7 XL5 XL98 XL2003 XL XL2007 2002 XL2000

Keywords: kbprb KB274500

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