Title: 10 Reasons for Excel Formulas not Working [and How to Fix Them]
Headings: 10 Reasons for Excel Formulas not Working [and How to Fix Them]
10 Reasons for Excel Formulas not Working [and How to Fix Them]
Excel formulas not working: Why & How to fix them
#1. CALCULATION OPTIONS [MOSTLIKEY REASONS FOR EXCEL FORMULAS NOT UPDATING]
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#2. EXCEL FORMULA NOT CALCULATING JUST SHOWING FORMULA [SHOW FORMULAS]
#3. EXTRA SPACE (S) IS AN EXTRA HEADACHE
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#4. GET RID OF NONPRINTABLE/HIDDEN CHARACTERS
#5. EXCEL FORMATTING – DON’T TRY TO COMPARE APPLES WITH ORANGES
Some other tips:
#6. CIRCULAR REFERENCES (ERRORS DUE TO AN ENDLESS CIRCLE)
#7. USING DOUBLE QUOTES INCORRECTLY – HUMAN ERROR
#8. BODMAS – BASIC RULE FOR EVERY CALCULATION
#9. INCORRECT USE OF “ABSOLUTE” REFERENCING
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#10. INCORRECT FORMULA ARGUMENTS
Now It’s Your Turn

Content: How to fix this issue: The extra space (s) issue can be fixed using the Trim formula. In general, the Trim formula will find out more than one space between words and it will delete. Some other tips: It’s always a good idea to use the Trim formula before you do Vlookup in both the tables (lookup & data table)
The trim function will ignore blank spaces between letters (it will only work with words)
#4. GET RID OF NONPRINTABLE/HIDDEN CHARACTERS
Similar to leading spaces, nonprintable characters are also one of the reasons for excel formulas not working. In case, if you have data with these characters, it’s better to take them off before working further. How to fix this issue: Similar to trim, you can use the CLEAN formula to delete these characters. Tip: