Forum Discussion
Slun4o
Apr 13, 2021Copper Contributor
Excel slows down when linking between sheets
Hello, I am experiencing a very strange lag when linking between sheets and what is strange is it is not entirely consistent i.e. when linking the same information to different sheets it doesn't ...
Slun4o
Apr 15, 2021Copper Contributor
It seems to happen only on this particular file and can occur on any of the worksheets(only when i link) Could it be just because the file has 120+ worksheets.
JKPieterse
Apr 15, 2021Silver Contributor
Does the problem stop if you set calculation to manual? In that case your workbook needs optimizing.
- Slun4oApr 22, 2021Copper ContributorNo the problem still persists even with calculations set to manual. I'll try to optimize the file. Also interestingly every time it freezes it doesn't show in task manager as non responsive even though i can only minimize the window.
- JKPieterseApr 22, 2021Silver Contributor
Slun4o If you open the Selection task pane (Home tab, click the "Find & Select" drop-down and choose "Selection pane") and select your sheets in turn, are there any that have many objects listed?
- madnankMay 20, 2021Copper ContributorI have the same problem in few files. excel lags when linking cell between sheets of same workbook.
I tried clearing all conditional formatting
Reinstalled office 365
closed one drive sync
but the problem still exists