Microsoft KB Archive/120722

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XL5: Cell That References ROW Function Is Not Recalculated
Last reviewed: September 12, 1996

Article ID: Q120722

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
 * Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel, if a formula on your worksheet refers to the ROW function, when you insert a new row on the worksheet that causes the ROW function to be recalculated, the value in the cell that refers to the function is not updated.

CAUSE
This behavior occurs if the cells that refer to the ROW function contain shared formulas and more than approximately 75-percent of the formulas on your worksheet are shared formulas.

This problem does not occur when you delete a row that causes the ROW function to be updated.

WORKAROUNDS
To work around this behavior, do either of the following:

  Use the CELL formula with the Row argument instead of the ROW formula as in the following example: =CELL("Row",B2) -or-  Calculate all of the cells on the worksheet by pressing CTRL+ALT+F9, or by using the Calculation tab in the Options dialog box. Note that you must use this method every time you insert a row or column on the worksheet.