{"id":7605,"date":"2021-03-16T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beebole.com\/blog\/?p=7605"},"modified":"2026-08-10T12:45:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:45:56","slug":"excel-formulas-not-working-fixing-workbooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beebole.com\/blog\/excel-formulas-not-working-fixing-workbooks","title":{"rendered":"Excel formulas not working: 5 critical examples of checking & fixing workbooks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When it comes to working with data in Microsoft Excel<\/a>, especially if it wasn\u2019t your data to begin with, things can get tricky quickly. Between Excel formulas not working<\/strong>, human error, and simply trying to understand someone else\u2019s thought process, there are a lot of ways checking and fixing an Excel workbook can go wrong. That\u2019s where this post comes in. Written by Excel MVP, creator of the YouTube channel Excel on Fire, trainer, LinkedIn instructor, and co-host of ExcelTV, Oz du Soleil<\/a>, this article dives into five critical examples of checking and fixing an Excel workbook<\/strong>, a situation managers\u2014however reluctantly\u2014might find themselves in.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you’re managing a spreadsheet someone else built, there are a few quick checks that can tell you whether the numbers (and the habits behind them) are trustworthy before you sign off on them.<\/p>\n

Here’s what this article covers:<\/p>\n