Excel Automatic Calculation Manual Recalculation Mode

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Basically to have a formula in a specific cell to only calculate if it is passed a certain day and keep its past calculation if past the certain day, despite its referenced cell changes.

The only way it seems now is to copy and past special value, which can take up time and not usable for people that dont know.

One post is kind of similar which seems like only a VBA method can be kind of done.

You can individially toggle worksheets though, in a workbook.

Check out the sheet properties window: NOTE: Generally, this is frowned upon as it can lead to erratic behavior and confusing results.

Long calculation time is often a symptom of bad formulas, and should be corrected rather than worked around.

You need to address the fundamental design problems in your file.

Again I refer you to the draft blog post I provided a link for at Setting calculation to manual - or replacing formulas with values - is dangerous.

The only option you have is to set calculation for the entire file to manual.

Theres just too much chance that someone someday will use output of such a model without remembering to set calculation to Auto.

Whats worse, when you open two workbooks, one saved in manual mode and one saved in automatic mode, they will both have the calculation mode of the first workbook opened.

I have seen many cases in my career where analysts have done just thatopened a workbook with calc set to manual, opened a whole bunch of others where calc was set to auto, and then done an entire days work without realizing that calculation was subsequently turned off for all of them.

Excel Automatic Calculation Manual Recalculation Mode

You can use VBA, specifically the Range.Calculate method, to recalculate just one cell, even while the entire workbook is in Manual Recalculation mode.

All this is in case you know what you are doing, being fully aware of all the implications.

To illustrate this, put the Recalculation mode to Manual and enter any IF formula, such as IF(A110, Greater than 10, Less than 10) in cell B1.

Enter the value 11 in A1; B1 continues to display the same text message.

In the Immediate window of the VBE, type in: B1.Calculate The text message in B1 should change to Greater than 10.

No other formula in the workbook will be recalculated.

I was thinking of the toggles, but you are right, you can recalculate just a range of cells.

How about having a date added formula If A1 is added today, have B1 state 112114 If A2 is added tomorrow, have B2 state 112214 and B1 will be the same to be on the 21st since that is when it was added.

And so on. Or to take it a step forward if A1 is changed in 2 days have B1 state 112314, while B2 is still the same at 112214.

But then again you play the hand you are dealt with, then that consists of many people that fail and one that wins.

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