Excel 2016 for Mac does not recalculate

Anonymous
2015-08-01T00:09:35+00:00

I have a multiple-sheet workbook that does not recalculate after I update some cells. It would only recalculate after I save and then reopen it. My Excel preferences is set to automatic recalculate. After I change the value of cells, the workbook does not recalculate even after I press the F9 key. I have tried Command+F9 to no avail. The workbook had a data connection and I had deleted it. The version is 15.12.3. Any idea what I can do?

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Anonymous
2017-07-09T08:51:04+00:00

ref my earlier question I found an answer that worked:

Why does my formula not calculate in Excel?

Instead the text of the formula itself appears in the cell directly. See example below. Cause: The cell is formatted as Text, which causes Excel to ignore any formulas. This could be directly due to the Text format, or is particularly common when importing data from a CSV or Notepad file

I copied the data from the original import worksheet into a fresh worksheet and the formulas worked fine

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Anonymous
2016-09-15T18:53:52+00:00

As Anthony noted, version 15.26 (160903) does contain the fix. This version has now been released to all audiences. Please make sure your Office is up to date and this problem should be resolved.

Thank you all for your patience and persistence!

Freya

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-08-03T19:44:23+00:00

    This is a serious issue.  Users can't have spreadsheets showing the wrong data because a calculation hasn't updated.

    When can we expect a fix?  The work around is far from ideal and I have very annoyed users I have to look after.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-08-03T17:33:17+00:00

    I'm so sorry for the delay in getting a fix for this issue. We do have a fix for this. It is being tested to ensure it doesn't impact other functionality. We do not anticipate it being ready in time for the August release, but we hope to have it released soon after.

    I will let you know when I have anything definitive about release timing.

    Freya

    Office Newsroom

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-08-02T18:00:44+00:00

    Likewise here.  This bug seems to have just started appearing and is getting worse and impacts my business.  Come on, Microsoft - Excel 2016 for Mac FINALLY seemed like a useful product compared to its Windows siblings.

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