Thread: hourglass won't go away after formula was entered

This question is for my husband. He's at home working on a homework
assingment in excel. He said he entered a formula then the hour glass came
up and it hasn't gone away. He can't close without saving. He's going to
have to shut the system down without saving 3 hours of work. Any
suggestions? Thanks for you time.

?????

Formulas? Commands? Any Macros? Multiple Workbooks? Tell us about the 3
hours of work!

How are we supposed to assist in any way if we have no clue whatsoever about
what your husband was doing?

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten

"Dawn" <Dawn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C61F39DE-90E6-402B-8EB9-4C1A7F667B61@microsoft.com...
> This question is for my husband. He's at home working on a homework
> assingment in excel. He said he entered a formula then the hour glass
> came
> up and it hasn't gone away. He can't close without saving. He's going to
> have to shut the system down without saving 3 hours of work. Any
> suggestions? Thanks for you time.

Hi Dawn

Maybe Ctrl+Shift+Break.
Perhaps he has got a macro that has got into an endless loop.

Regards

Roger Govier


Dawn wrote:
> This question is for my husband. He's at home working on a homework
> assingment in excel. He said he entered a formula then the hour glass came
> up and it hasn't gone away. He can't close without saving. He's going to
> have to shut the system down without saving 3 hours of work. Any
> suggestions? Thanks for you time.

Please be patient..... we are both new to this.
He said the formula he entered was for a column. He was trying to get the
outcome of high, low, average totals.
"Niek Otten" wrote:

> ?????
>
> Formulas? Commands? Any Macros? Multiple Workbooks? Tell us about the 3
> hours of work!
>
> How are we supposed to assist in any way if we have no clue whatsoever about
> what your husband was doing?
>
> --
> Kind regards,
>
> Niek Otten
>
> "Dawn" <Dawn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C61F39DE-90E6-402B-8EB9-4C1A7F667B61@microsoft.com...
> > This question is for my husband. He's at home working on a homework
> > assingment in excel. He said he entered a formula then the hour glass
> > came
> > up and it hasn't gone away. He can't close without saving. He's going to
> > have to shut the system down without saving 3 hours of work. Any
> > suggestions? Thanks for you time.
>
>
>

Hi Roger! Nope, that didn't work. Thanks!!!

"Roger Govier" wrote:

> Hi Dawn
>
> Maybe Ctrl+Shift+Break.
> Perhaps he has got a macro that has got into an endless loop.
>
> Regards
>
> Roger Govier
>
>
> Dawn wrote:
> > This question is for my husband. He's at home working on a homework
> > assingment in excel. He said he entered a formula then the hour glass came
> > up and it hasn't gone away. He can't close without saving. He's going to
> > have to shut the system down without saving 3 hours of work. Any
> > suggestions? Thanks for you time.
>

Hi Dawn,

I didn't mean to hurry you!

But it would help if you would give some more details.

--
Kind regards,

Niek Otten

"Dawn" <Dawn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:49A82D9E-FE79-44A9-A42D-B2CAD7484293@microsoft.com...
> Please be patient..... we are both new to this.
> He said the formula he entered was for a column. He was trying to get the
> outcome of high, low, average totals.
> "Niek Otten" wrote:
>
>> ?????
>>
>> Formulas? Commands? Any Macros? Multiple Workbooks? Tell us about the 3
>> hours of work!
>>
>> How are we supposed to assist in any way if we have no clue whatsoever
>> about
>> what your husband was doing?
>>
>> --
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Niek Otten
>>
>> "Dawn" <Dawn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C61F39DE-90E6-402B-8EB9-4C1A7F667B61@microsoft.com...
>> > This question is for my husband. He's at home working on a homework
>> > assingment in excel. He said he entered a formula then the hour glass
>> > came
>> > up and it hasn't gone away. He can't close without saving. He's going
>> > to
>> > have to shut the system down without saving 3 hours of work. Any
>> > suggestions? Thanks for you time.
>>
>>
>>

Hi Dawn

Well hopefully Autosave is switched on and is at the default setting of 10
minutes. If so, should he have to close the file he will only lose the last
10 minutes work prior to the problem.


Regards

Roger Govier


Dawn wrote:
> Hi Roger! Nope, that didn't work. Thanks!!!
>
> "Roger Govier" wrote:
>
>
>>Hi Dawn
>>
>>Maybe Ctrl+Shift+Break.
>>Perhaps he has got a macro that has got into an endless loop.
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Roger Govier
>>
>>
>>Dawn wrote:
>>
>>>This question is for my husband. He's at home working on a homework
>>>assingment in excel. He said he entered a formula then the hour glass came
>>>up and it hasn't gone away. He can't close without saving. He's going to
>>>have to shut the system down without saving 3 hours of work. Any
>>>suggestions? Thanks for you time.
>>

Someone else mentioned that to me.....how can we tell if autosave is switched
on or not?? If it is on he'll be happy to shut it down. Thanks again!

"Roger Govier" wrote:

> Hi Dawn
>
> Well hopefully Autosave is switched on and is at the default setting of 10
> minutes. If so, should he have to close the file he will only lose the last
> 10 minutes work prior to the problem.
>
>
> Regards
>
> Roger Govier
>
>
> Dawn wrote:
> > Hi Roger! Nope, that didn't work. Thanks!!!
> >
> > "Roger Govier" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Hi Dawn
> >>
> >>Maybe Ctrl+Shift+Break.
> >>Perhaps he has got a macro that has got into an endless loop.
> >>
> >>Regards
> >>
> >>Roger Govier
> >>
> >>
> >>Dawn wrote:
> >>
> >>>This question is for my husband. He's at home working on a homework
> >>>assingment in excel. He said he entered a formula then the hour glass came
> >>>up and it hasn't gone away. He can't close without saving. He's going to
> >>>have to shut the system down without saving 3 hours of work. Any
> >>>suggestions? Thanks for you time.
> >>
>

Dawn

Depends which version of Excel you are running.

Versions earlier than 2002 had an AutoSave Add-in under Tools>Add-ins which
when turned on saved incremental backups at intervals, usually 10 minutes.

2002 and 2003 have an "AutoRecovery" feature which does not save incremental
backups, but does store a recovery file at intervals you set under
Tools>Options>Save.

If Excel crashes you would be offered a chance to use that recovery file next
time you open Excel.

I believe a CAD classifies as a crash but not 100% certain.

Shutting down the computer cold would qualify.

Lotsa luck.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Tue, 1 Nov 2005 11:56:01 -0800, "Dawn" <Dawn@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>Someone else mentioned that to me.....how can we tell if autosave is switched
>on or not?? If it is on he'll be happy to shut it down. Thanks again!
>
>"Roger Govier" wrote:
>
>> Hi Dawn
>>
>> Well hopefully Autosave is switched on and is at the default setting of 10
>> minutes. If so, should he have to close the file he will only lose the last
>> 10 minutes work prior to the problem.
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Roger Govier
>>
>>
>> Dawn wrote:
>> > Hi Roger! Nope, that didn't work. Thanks!!!
>> >
>> > "Roger Govier" wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >>Hi Dawn
>> >>
>> >>Maybe Ctrl+Shift+Break.
>> >>Perhaps he has got a macro that has got into an endless loop.
>> >>
>> >>Regards
>> >>
>> >>Roger Govier
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Dawn wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>This question is for my husband. He's at home working on a homework
>> >>>assingment in excel. He said he entered a formula then the hour glass came
>> >>>up and it hasn't gone away. He can't close without saving. He's going to
>> >>>have to shut the system down without saving 3 hours of work. Any
>> >>>suggestions? Thanks for you time.
>> >>
>>

Try the ESC key or hold CTRL and press Break key
best wishes
--
Bernard V Liengme
www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme
remove caps from email

"Dawn" <Dawn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C61F39DE-90E6-402B-8EB9-4C1A7F667B61@microsoft.com...
> This question is for my husband. He's at home working on a homework
> assingment in excel. He said he entered a formula then the hour glass
> came
> up and it hasn't gone away. He can't close without saving. He's going to
> have to shut the system down without saving 3 hours of work. Any
> suggestions? Thanks for you time.

Dawn

Depends which version of Excel you are running.

Versions earlier than 2002 had an AutoSave Add-in under Tools>Add-ins which
when turned on saved incremental backups at intervals, usually 10 minutes.

2002 and 2003 have an "AutoRecovery" feature which does not save incremental
backups, but does store a recovery file at intervals you set under
Tools>Options>Save.

If Excel crashes you would be offered a chance to use that recovery file next
time you open Excel.

I believe a CAD classifies as a crash but not 100% certain.

Shutting down the computer cold would qualify.

Lotsa luck.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Tue, 1 Nov 2005 11:56:01 -0800, "Dawn" <Dawn@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>Someone else mentioned that to me.....how can we tell if autosave is switched
>on or not?? If it is on he'll be happy to shut it down. Thanks again!
>
>"Roger Govier" wrote:
>
>> Hi Dawn
>>
>> Well hopefully Autosave is switched on and is at the default setting of 10
>> minutes. If so, should he have to close the file he will only lose the last
>> 10 minutes work prior to the problem.
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Roger Govier
>>
>>
>> Dawn wrote:
>> > Hi Roger! Nope, that didn't work. Thanks!!!
>> >
>> > "Roger Govier" wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >>Hi Dawn
>> >>
>> >>Maybe Ctrl+Shift+Break.
>> >>Perhaps he has got a macro that has got into an endless loop.
>> >>
>> >>Regards
>> >>
>> >>Roger Govier
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Dawn wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>This question is for my husband. He's at home working on a homework
>> >>>assingment in excel. He said he entered a formula then the hour glass came
>> >>>up and it hasn't gone away. He can't close without saving. He's going to
>> >>>have to shut the system down without saving 3 hours of work. Any
>> >>>suggestions? Thanks for you time.
>> >>
>>

Try the ESC key or hold CTRL and press Break key
best wishes
--
Bernard V Liengme
www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme
remove caps from email

"Dawn" <Dawn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C61F39DE-90E6-402B-8EB9-4C1A7F667B61@microsoft.com...
> This question is for my husband. He's at home working on a homework
> assingment in excel. He said he entered a formula then the hour glass
> came
> up and it hasn't gone away. He can't close without saving. He's going to
> have to shut the system down without saving 3 hours of work. Any
> suggestions? Thanks for you time.