Microsoft KB Archive/211573

= XL2000: Undo Does Not Always Restore Previous Value =

Article ID: 211573

Article Last Modified on 9/25/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q211573





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 that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are 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: kbbug kbualink97 kbpending kbusage KB211573

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