Article ID: 191661
Article Last Modified on 10/22/2000
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q191661
SYMPTOMS
When you calculate values in your Microsoft Excel worksheet, some cells may not be automatically recalculated.
CAUSE
This problem may occur when you enter the same formula in more than 240 columns in the same row.
RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, obtain and install Microsoft Office 97, Service Release 2 (SR-2).
For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
151261 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2
To temporarily work around this problem, press CTRL+ALT+F9 to completely recalculate all open workbooks in Microsoft Excel.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).
MORE INFORMATION
Example of the Problem
To see an example of the problem, follow these steps:
- Save and close any open workbooks and create a new workbook.
- On the Edit menu, click Go To. In the Go To dialog box, type B3:IH3 in the Reference box, and then click OK.
Type the following formula, and then press CTRL+ENTER:
=B1+B2Note that the formula is entered into the range B3:IH3.
- Save, and then close the file.
- Open the file that you saved in step 4.
- On the Edit menu, click Go To. In the Go To dialog box, type B2:IH2 in the Reference box, and then click OK.
- Type the following value, and then press CTRL+ENTER:
1
If you scroll to the right, you will see that cells HR3:IH3 have not been recalculated.
Additional query words: XL97 recalc
Keywords: kbbug kbfix KB191661
