Recalculating in Excel: Understanding the Process and Its Benefits

Recalculating means to re-do the calculations, usually because some new information has become available or because there was an error in the previous calculations. In the context of Excel, recalculating a worksheet means that Excel will re-run all the formulas and calculations in the worksheet based on the current values of the cells, taking into account any changes that have been made since the last time the worksheet was recalculated.

For example, if you change a cell value that is used in a formula, Excel will recalculate the formula to give you the updated result based on the new value. Similarly, if you add or delete rows or columns, Excel will recalculate all the formulas and calculations in the worksheet to take into account the changes.

Recalculating can be done manually by clicking the "Recalc" button in the "Formulas" tab of the ribbon, or it can be done automatically whenever changes are made to the worksheet by setting the "Calculation" option in the "File" menu to "Automatic".