What is the Excel hotkey to re-calculate all formula in sheet?

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I have a sheet that contains many formulas. But they do not recalculate automatically when I change input.

I'm looking for a hotkey, that can re-calculate the sheet. According to this page, F9 calculates all sheets in all open workbooks, and Shift + F9 calculates the active sheet. Neither works for me. I know a tip: delete any row to refresh sheet. But my file is too long, and I'm not comfortable with this method.

Davuz

Posted 2012-07-13T07:27:12.693

Reputation: 727

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This often happens with very large and complex spreadsheets. Here are some workarounds you could try:

  • CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + F9 to recheck all formula dependencies and then recalculate all formulas.

  • Select any blank cell, press F2 and then Enter.

  • Re-enter = :

    • Select cells that contain formulas you'd like to update
    • Press CTRL+H.
    • Find what: =
    • Replace with: =

    This may take a while depending on the size of your workbook. Save your file before attempting.

Ellesa

Posted 2012-07-13T07:27:12.693

Reputation: 9 729

2I only have 3 usable fingers at the moment. What is the menu alternative to Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F9? – cprcrack – 2015-06-08T12:32:06.167

doesn't seem to be one but you can substitute AltGr for Ctrl+Alt , or use the onscreen keyboard to highlight multiple toggle keys – Some_Guy – 2017-01-09T11:22:53.440

4first time I've seen an emacs key chord on windows!! – lornix – 2012-07-14T20:49:12.453

3I prefer the replace = by = ^^ So simple and stay the same for all version of the Office – Nam G VU – 2012-07-15T12:39:11.627

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From the settings, there is a part where you can ask excel to automatically update them once you have a new input. You don't need to press any hotkey...

Fatih Karadag

Posted 2012-07-13T07:27:12.693

Reputation: 11

2OP states that this functionality isn't working and he needs a way to manually re-calculate things. – DanteTheEgregore – 2013-10-05T05:28:12.637