Why use spreadsheets in business

Usually use spreadsheets in business comes down to settings, permissions, locale, or how the data is typed (text vs numbers vs dates). Check Format → Number, Data → Data validation, and whether the sheet is filtered or protected. Compare a working cell next to a broken one to spot the difference faster than rewriting everything.

Steps

  1. 1

    Reproduce the issue on a tiny sample.

  2. 2

    Check number/date formats and filters.

  3. 3

    Check share permissions and protected ranges.

  4. 4

    Fix the cause, then reapply to the full range.

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