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Excel freezes till I save another worksheet
Strange one; I can be working on a spreadsheet (on a laptop using Excel and not the web version) and it will no longer let me click into a cell or enter data etc. The only two ways to 'unfreeze' are...
I would advise doing an application repair. This is a good place to start troubleshooting after you make sure your computer has done the necessary updates and that you have restarted it. I would also advise doing a restart, not a shut-down, once or twice a week to keep things running correctly.
To do a Microsoft 365 repair go into your control panel and in the top right corner click the drop-down box to make sure you are viewing by "large icons". Next click on Programs and features. Then click Microsoft 365, and then click Change. Select Quick Repair, and then click Repair.
You can find more information on this process at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/repair-an-office-application-7821d4b6-7c1d-4205-aa0e-a6b40c5bb88b
To do a Microsoft 365 repair go into your control panel and in the top right corner click the drop-down box to make sure you are viewing by "large icons". Next click on Programs and features. Then click Microsoft 365, and then click Change. Select Quick Repair, and then click Repair.
You can find more information on this process at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/repair-an-office-application-7821d4b6-7c1d-4205-aa0e-a6b40c5bb88b