A filename suddenly has [Group] at the end in title bar. Meaning?

[Guest]

Using Excel 2002 SP3. I have been working with an excel file with the same
file name and path for several years. Today suddenly when I opened the file,
the file name on the title bar has [Group] after the name. I also noticed at
the same time that several of the formula cells are not getting updated
properly until I go to the cell and edit it (making no changes) then it shows
the correct value. [ I hit F2 to edit then return with no changes and then
the values display properly.].

Does anyone what this [group] at the end of the file name in the title bar
means? It is only happening with this one file....

Thanks for any help you can provide!

 

[Chip Pearson]

Paul,

The [Group] means that you have two or more worksheets grouped
together, and any changes made to one will be made to all. Right
click a tab and choose Ungroup.


--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com

 

[Bernard Liengme]

Look at the worksheet tabs at the bottom of the Excel window; your tabs
(Sheet1, Sheet2, Sheet3) will all be the same colour (white by default)
because you have grouped (joined) your worksheets. If you type X in cell A1,
then every one of the grouped sheets will get X in A1.
To ungroup click on one of the grouped tabs OR right click a tab and select
Ungroup Sheets
Have a great evening - all is now well!
best wishes

 

[Guest]

Chip,
Excellent. Thank you so much!

I still don't know why I need to refresh cells that have formulas to get
them to display the proper result though.... Let me know if you have any
ideas? This seems to have happened at the same time that my worksheets
accidentally got grouped together.
Paul

Paul,

The [Group] means that you have two or more worksheets grouped
together, and any changes made to one will be made to all. Right
click a tab and choose Ungroup.


--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com

Using Excel 2002 SP3. I have been working with an excel file
with the same
file name and path for several years. Today suddenly when I
opened the file,
the file name on the title bar has [Group] after the name. I
also noticed at
the same time that several of the formula cells are not getting
updated
properly until I go to the cell and edit it (making no changes)
then it shows
the correct value. [ I hit F2 to edit then return with no
changes and then
the values display properly.].

Does anyone what this [group] at the end of the file name in
the title bar
means? It is only happening with this one file....

Thanks for any help you can provide!

 

[Gord Dibben]

Paul

See Chip's and Bernard's posts for what [group] means.

NOTE: check you data on the sheets carefully. If you don't know how long
these have been grouped, you may have done some damage.

Whatever you have done on the active sheet will have been done to all others.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

 

[Gord Dibben]

Paul

Check out Tools>Options>Calculation. Automatic or Manual?


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

Chip,
Excellent. Thank you so much!

I still don't know why I need to refresh cells that have formulas to get
them to display the proper result though.... Let me know if you have any
ideas? This seems to have happened at the same time that my worksheets
accidentally got grouped together.
Paul

Paul,

The [Group] means that you have two or more worksheets grouped
together, and any changes made to one will be made to all. Right
click a tab and choose Ungroup.


--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com

Using Excel 2002 SP3. I have been working with an excel file
with the same
file name and path for several years. Today suddenly when I
opened the file,
the file name on the title bar has [Group] after the name. I
also noticed at
the same time that several of the formula cells are not getting
updated
properly until I go to the cell and edit it (making no changes)
then it shows
the correct value. [ I hit F2 to edit then return with no
changes and then
the values display properly.].

Does anyone what this [group] at the end of the file name in
the title bar
means? It is only happening with this one file....

Thanks for any help you can provide!

 

[Guest]

Good grief ... that was the problem. I don't know how it got changed.
Thanks for the quick help everyone!!
Paul

Paul

Check out Tools>Options>Calculation. Automatic or Manual?


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

Chip,
Excellent. Thank you so much!

I still don't know why I need to refresh cells that have formulas to get
them to display the proper result though.... Let me know if you have any
ideas? This seems to have happened at the same time that my worksheets
accidentally got grouped together.
Paul

Paul,

The [Group] means that you have two or more worksheets grouped
together, and any changes made to one will be made to all. Right
click a tab and choose Ungroup.


--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com



Using Excel 2002 SP3. I have been working with an excel file
with the same
file name and path for several years. Today suddenly when I
opened the file,
the file name on the title bar has [Group] after the name. I
also noticed at
the same time that several of the formula cells are not getting
updated
properly until I go to the cell and edit it (making no changes)
then it shows
the correct value. [ I hit F2 to edit then return with no
changes and then
the values display properly.].

Does anyone what this [group] at the end of the file name in
the title bar
means? It is only happening with this one file....

Thanks for any help you can provide!

 

[Gord Dibben]

Paul

Excel takes the Calculation mode each session from the settings on the first
workbook opened in that session.

i.e. If you saved Book1 with calc mode in manual and opened it first, calc
mode would be in Manual.

If you saved Book2 with calc mode in auto and opened it after Book1, Book2
would be in manual mode(Excel ignores the auto calc mode in this case).

If you close Book1 before opening Book2, Book2 will be in auto calc mode.

Confusing enough? <g>


Gord

Good grief ... that was the problem. I don't know how it got changed.
Thanks for the quick help everyone!!
Paul

Paul

Check out Tools>Options>Calculation. Automatic or Manual?


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

Chip,
Excellent. Thank you so much!

I still don't know why I need to refresh cells that have formulas to get
them to display the proper result though.... Let me know if you have any
ideas? This seems to have happened at the same time that my worksheets
accidentally got grouped together.
Paul

:

Paul,

The [Group] means that you have two or more worksheets grouped
together, and any changes made to one will be made to all. Right
click a tab and choose Ungroup.


--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com



Using Excel 2002 SP3. I have been working with an excel file
with the same
file name and path for several years. Today suddenly when I
opened the file,
the file name on the title bar has [Group] after the name. I
also noticed at
the same time that several of the formula cells are not getting
updated
properly until I go to the cell and edit it (making no changes)
then it shows
the correct value. [ I hit F2 to edit then return with no
changes and then
the values display properly.].

Does anyone what this [group] at the end of the file name in
the title bar
means? It is only happening with this one file....

Thanks for any help you can provide!