Microsoft KB Archive/77378

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Worksheet Auditor Fails to Return Information in Excel
'Article ID: Q77378

Creation Date: 15-OCT-1991

Revision Date: 03-NOV-1994' The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 3.0
 * Microsoft Excel for OS/2, version 3.0

SUMMARY

AUDIT.XLA is an add-in macro included with Microsoft Excel that allows you to check the structure of your worksheets and analyze the layout and formulas. After loading AUDIT.XLA, located in the Microsoft Excel LIBRARY subdirectory, the Worksheet Auditor is added to your Formula menu. If the document protection for a particular worksheet has been enabled, the Worksheet Auditor will return no information about the worksheet.

MORE INFORMATION

Choosing Worksheet Auditor from the Formula menu allows you to generate an audit report that highlights potential errors, creates a map of your worksheet, traces cell dependencies, and displays general information about your sheet.

If, before running the audit, you choose Protect Document from the Options menu with the Cells check box selected (this is the default), the information returned will be as if the worksheet is blank. In fact, attempting to trace cell dependencies will return the errors &quot;Active cell has no dependents&quot; or &quot;Active cell has no precedents,&quot; depending on the type of trace you asked it to perform.

To run Worksheet Auditor successfully, choose Unprotect Document from the Options menu.
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REFERENCES

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&quot;Microsoft Excel User's Guide,&quot; version 3.0, pages 694-695