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XL7: AutoCalculate Is Not Shown After Canceling Map

PSS ID Number: 136144

Article Last Modified on 10/23/2000


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SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel, AutoCalculate may appear to be turned off after you attempt to insert a map and then cancel the operation.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when you click Map on the Insert menu, drag the mouse in the document to create a map, and cancel the dialog box that is displayed. AutoCalculate will not be displayed in the status bar.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do either of the following:

  • Press the ESC key after you cancel the map dialog box. -or-

  • Click anywhere in the document.

MORE INFORMATION

AutoCalculate is a new feature in Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0. AutoCalculate can be used to quickly get a total of the selected cells; the total will be displayed at the bottom of your screen in the Status Bar. AutoCalculate can also average the selected numbers or count the entries by clicking the AutoCalculate area in the status bar with the secondary mouse button.

REFERENCES

For more information about the AutoCalculate feature, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

AutoCalculate

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Easier calculation and number formatting" topic.

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