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Quite often when I try to make an entry into a cell excel appears to freeze. If I hit the enter button it skips to a different workbook. There are no links between the two workbooks. This has been happening for some time and is very annoying.
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I don't run Office 365 but have a couple of questions.
Does this occur with a particular workbook or all workbooks.
Where does it skip to if you have only the single workbook open?
Gord
Thanks for your reply.
It began happening when excel changed to having each workbook in a separate window. I'm not sure which version change that was. It happens with several workbooks, not just one. It tends to occur in the same column within a workbook. It skips to a cell in another open workbook. I usually have several workbooks open, usually minimized.
The seperate window for each open workbook configuration started in 2013 version.
I have no experience with either version so can't help.
I'm just nosy enough to inquire in hopes it will generate a legitimate and useful answer for you.
There are a few posters around here who would be willing to teach me a few things<g>
Gord
I am having similar issues although it 'jumps' to a cell in the same workbook.
I believe there was an Auto-update in mid December and there were a few things Microsoft screwed the pooch on. That update deleted all the ActiveX controls out of my workbooks. I don't have a lot of these types but what I do have are important. It turned out to be an easy fix but it's pretty clear MS let some grade school kids write some code for their programs.
I'm not sure what this 'freeze and jump' thing is yet but I can tell you I am looking at other vendors operating systems and spreadsheet software for the first time since I bought my 1st computer in 1990.
On an unrelated (maybe) subject but worth noting - if you use Office 365, check your Network Resources and see how many connections you have to outside IP addresses for Excel. I found Excel ported to an IP address in Prague this morning. That was the final straw for 365.
They are not 'always on' but they are persistent and a resource hog. Office 365 is coming off my machine.
I am having similar issues although it 'jumps' to a cell in the same workbook.
I believe there was an Auto-update in mid December and there were a few things Microsoft screwed the pooch on. That update deleted all the ActiveX controls out of my workbooks. I don't have a lot of these types but what I do have are important. It turned out to be an easy fix but it's pretty clear MS let some grade school kids write some code for their programs.
I'm not sure what this 'freeze and jump' thing is yet but I can tell you I am looking at other vendors operating systems and spreadsheet software for the first time since I bought my 1st computer in 1990.
On an unrelated (maybe) subject but worth noting - if you use Office 365, check your Network Resources and see how many connections you have to outside IP addresses for Excel. I found Excel ported to an IP address in Prague this morning. That was the final straw for 365.
They are not 'always on' but they are persistent and a resource hog. Office 365 is coming off my machine.
I'm interested in the outcome of the links to servers in eastern europe. MS need to let us know what is happening and why.
Regards
Gordon