This is the go to behavior when we first open our worksheet and when we are editing the worksheet.
To prevent unnecessary calculations which can waste our time and reduce the speed of our computer, Microsoft Excel will recalculate formulas automatically only when the data in those cells which the formulas depend on has changed. To use automatic calculations in Excel efficiently, there are 3 essential considerations that we need to understand
The automatic calculator in Excel controls when and how formulas are recalculated.īy default, the auto recalculate Excel feature is always ON, ensuring that any formulas we enter into our worksheet gets recalculated immediately when we open our worksheet or make any changes in names or data sets on which our formulas depend.
