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Stuck on Silly Excel Issue

TheDrifterTheDrifter Registered User regular
Hey...

So here's the situation.

I have some formulas (SUMIFs). Those formulas reference a block of cells. The cells will be data being copied into Excel.

The issue is, the formulas arent registering the pasted data. If I click into one of the data cells and click enter, then the formula will register it. Re formating the pasted data will not resolve the issue. So far, only clicking in the cell and pressing enter so it re-processes it works.

It isn't practical to do that every time. Is there a way to (for a lack of better term) re-process all the cells at once?

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  • Sir LandsharkSir Landshark resting shark face Registered User regular
    My first thought is to check your Calculation Options and make sure it's set to "Automatic"

    Please consider the environment before printing this post.
  • TheDrifterTheDrifter Registered User regular
    It is.

    Its like Excel can't "see" the pasted data until I've manually clicked enter on it, like I'm typing it in fresh,

  • ElvenshaeElvenshae Registered User regular
    edited December 2017
    Usually, this is because Excel is seeing the pasted data as a text value, rather than a number. When you enter the cell, and then hit enter again to exit it, it causes Excel to reevaluate that and it recognizes it as an actual number.

    then your SUMIFS function works fine.

    An easy way to fix this en masse is to enter 1 into a blank cell off to the side, copy it, and paste-special- multiply on all the values that you want to turn into numbers.

    Elvenshae on
  • TheDrifterTheDrifter Registered User regular
    Elvenshae you are brilliant!

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