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October 01, 1997 Excel bug discovered A Web Exclusive from WinInfo Paul Thurrott WinInfo InstantDoc #17357 WinInfo	Email this Article Printer Friendly Reader Comments Digg This Del.icio.us RSS
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Microsoft has discovered a bug in its Excel spreadsheet program that prevents some worksheet cells from automatically recalculating. According to the company, Microsoft has already fixed the bug, and plans to post a patch to its Web site within two weeks.

Until the patch is posted, Microsoft reminds Excel users that you can force all worksheet cells to recalculate with Ctrl-Alt-F9.

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