When I use it to process data, Excel starts bogging down at four or five thousand rows of data points. Is there a workaround, or another spreadsheet program that won't choke?

Asked by Last Modified  

1 Answer

+1

Follow 1
Answer

Please enter your answer

Nev Laishram

Excel has a known issue (sluggishness) with Tables with a thousand rows where one or more columns contain cells with formulas. If you convert the Table into a range of cells (I know, it kind of defeat the excellent features of a Table), you will restore the speed to your workbook. Microsoft is aware...
read more
Excel has a known issue (sluggishness) with Tables with a thousand rows where one or more columns contain cells with formulas. If you convert the Table into a range of cells (I know, it kind of defeat the excellent features of a Table), you will restore the speed to your workbook. Microsoft is aware of the issue. If you are using array formulas that refer to entire columns, then it is advised to change those formulas so that they see to a more restricted range of cells, say rows 2 through 6000. If you are using Volatile formulas, then those would be formulas using INDIRECT, OFFSET, RAND, NOW, or TODAY. Volatile formulas are recalculated whenever you enter data in any open workbook. As you might imagine, thousands of rows full of volatile formulas will spend a lot of time recalculating. In most cases, you can use alternative formulas that aren’t volatile. If you are using a lot of VLOOKUP formulas, then you make it a thousand times faster, if you sort the data table and then use the binary search form of VLOOKUP and MATCH. These are some of the tips for decreasing the bogging down of Excel. Hope this helps! read less
Comments
Dislike Bookmark

Related Questions

which is the best institute or college for Power bi and AWS course with job Support in Pune location?
Hackers University APC Learning Solutions is the best training institute for AWS & Devops, Power BI they provide training with job placements
Vk
I have completed MBA in Finance and operation and have done SAP MM consultant training after 5 yrs of working experience in the sap mm domain. But I am not getting a job opportunity because it is challenging to get sap fresher job opening; I struggle for a long time for a job opening. Please guide or suggest another best course with a fresher job opportunity to start my career again.
I think you should go with Project Management. You can do certification courses like PMI-PBA(PMI professional In Business Analysis) or Portfolio management. These specialised courses will give you an edge over others.
Priya
Are there any VBA tutors around Secunderabad?
Tell me your requirement. I shall guide u online.
V
Can you make a Software Base On Excel, that records Automatic Billing Information Just Like A POS System. Suppose our Customer requires following: An Excel Software for POS, with following functionalities: It should have an "Open List" for capturing product related information. It should have automatic bill numbering It should have Printable bill It should have a customer database form and recording It should take not more than 30 minutes of training to learn and operate Can you make that? How much time will it take to you to make it completely?
Maybe yes! I'll require a bit more information to deep dive in it.
Bikram Jeet
0 0
View Comments9
Is MS Advanced Excel training very costly?
cost of learning basic and advance excel will be around 7000 to 12000 rs. but you should also focus on quality education where it will be worth of paying. It will be better to discuss on UrbanPro with tutors and get idea.
Pritty
0 0
View Comments5

Now ask question in any of the 1000+ Categories, and get Answers from Tutors and Trainers on UrbanPro.com

Ask a Question

Related Lessons

Earned Value Analysis
It Compares Performance Measurement Baseline to the actual schedule and cost performance. Performance Measurement Baseline integrates Scope Baseline, Schedule Baseline and Cost Baseline. For each work...

Venkataramiah S Annapragada

0 0
View Comments0
Excel Tip 1: VLOOKUP to pull left column values
Hi,Most of us know that using Vlookup function we can get the right column values, however by using Choose function in Vlookup table array, we can pull left column values as well. In the below screenshot...

Karthik Dale

0 0
View Comments0
Excel Macros Training
The Next Level Technologies Excel Learning...Read & Share....Happy Learnings Record Macro (Automating day to day activity reports) -> Choose Record Macro in the Code group of the Developer...
N

Next Level Technologies

0 0
View Comments0
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook is the preferred email client used to access Microsoft Exchange Server email. Not only does Microsoft Outlook provide access to Exchange Server email, but it also includes contact, calendaring...

Itech Analytic Solutions

0 1
View Comments0
Learning Microsoft Excel
All Excel courses that are currently being offered online as well as classroom sessions have a lot in common – In fact they are all the same thing. Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, VBA etc. The...

Anindya Kumar G.

Recommended Articles

Learn Hadoop and Big Data

Hadoop is a framework which has been developed for organizing and analysing big chunks of data for a business. Suppose you have a file larger than your system’s storage capacity and you can’t store it. Hadoop helps in storing bigger files than what could be stored on one particular server. You can therefore store very,...

Read full article >

What is Applications Engineering all about?

Applications engineering is a hot trend in the current IT market.  An applications engineer is responsible for designing and application of technology products relating to various aspects of computing. To accomplish this, he/she has to work collaboratively with the company’s manufacturing, marketing, sales, and customer...

Read full article >

8 Hottest IT Careers of 2014!

Whether it was the Internet Era of 90s or the Big Data Era of today, Information Technology (IT) has given birth to several lucrative career options for many. Though there will not be a “significant" increase in demand for IT professionals in 2014 as compared to 2013, a “steady” demand for IT professionals is rest assured...

Read full article >

Learn Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel is an electronic spreadsheet tool which is commonly used for financial and statistical data processing. It has been developed by Microsoft and forms a major component of the widely used Microsoft Office. From individual users to the top IT companies, Excel is used worldwide. Excel is one of the most important...

Read full article >

Find MS Office Software Training near you
MS Office Software Training in Delhi
MS Office Software Training in Mumbai
MS Office Software Training in Hyderabad
MS Office Software Training in Bangalore
MS Office Software Training in Pune
MS Office Software Training in Chennai
MS Office Software Training in Kolkata
MS Office Software Training in Ahmedabad
MS Office Software Training in Jaipur
MS Office Software Training in Gurgaon

Looking for MS Office Software Training ?

Learn from the Best Tutors on UrbanPro

Are you a Tutor or Training Institute?

Join UrbanPro Today to find students near you