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Speed Up Name Manager

Do you have any #Ref or
Your Excel Files other invalid references? If
Follow these Steps to yes sort on these and delete
Improve your Files them completely.

Go to Data /
Connections
- Is Edit Links clickable or
greyed out? If greyed out, Remove
move to the next step. Invalid Formulas
- If not, click Edit Links and Do you have old
check which files are formulas that return
connected. Are these still errors in cells which you
valid? If not break the link no longer need?
now. Remove these now.

Clear unused cells Double check your

from memory formulas
Go to each worksheet - Press Are you using too many
Ctrl + End. If there are many workarounds? Is there a
columns and rows you don't better function that can be
need, highlight the last used? Are you referencing
row/column in your sheet and too many cells? Update
press Ctrl + Shift + End. From these now, or schedule a
Home tab, select Clear / Clear time when you will revise
All. Save the Workbook. Close this. Don't skip this step!
and when you re-open, the last
cell will have changed to the
last one in your sheet.
List of Volatile
Check your usage of Functions
Volatile functions and TODAY()
conditional formatting NOW()
Do you have too many volatile OFFSET()
functions in your sheet? Remove RAND()
these and see if there is an RANDBETWEEN()
impact. If yes, replace these with
INDIRECT()
alternate non-volatile formulas.
Is too much conditional
CELL()
formatting making your file slow? INFO() DONE
Revise these as necessary

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