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Stale Value Formatting

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Aug 08, 2023

I’m excited to announce a significant improvement to one of spreadsheeting's oldest features - Manual calculation mode. Manual calculation mode debuted in VisiCalc in 1979 (44 years ago), 6 years bef...

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PeterBartholomew1

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Sep 04, 2023

I am on a 365 beta channel but this has yet to appear. Looks like an incremental roll out!

I have always found Manual Calculation to be a move of last resort. It allows one to work with spreadsheets on the verge of collapse but at the cost of making reporting errors just about certain!

I would be happy with strike-through because it conveys the message clearly. I have seen many spreadsheets that look like a Romany caravan at sunset but I do not think that competing with outlandish colours is worthwhile.