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Re:Technical error with Excel.swapped names.Andreas Babler e... by theshrike79 on Monday June 05, 2023 @03:51PM (#36202537)
I just made an Excel sheet, put in formulas and I could just type over any formula with numbers without any notifications or errors.

How do you manage to require "a handful of clicks" to do it?

Re:Technical error with Excel.swapped names.Andreas Babler e... by mkishi on Monday June 05, 2023 @07:10PM (#36205570)
This only happens in "proper" tables. When you add a formula to a table column, Excel will automatically convert it into a "calculated column," so overridden values will have a green mark denoting an "inconsistent formula."

It's still a pretty minor warning and it only requires two clicks to ignore.