What should I do if the numerical value displayed in Excel is inconsistent with the actual result?

Solution: 1. Open the excel document, click "File" - "Options" in the top navigation bar; 2. Select the "Advanced" tab in the Excel options; 3. Find "Calculate this workbook" "Time" option; 4. Check "Set precision to displayed precision", click "OK" in the pop-up dialog box, and close the tab.

The operating environment of this tutorial: Windows 7 system, Microsoft Office Excel 2016 version, Dell G3 computer.

As shown in the figure, the red framed part is to directly use the calculation formula and set the cell format to numeric value, leaving 2 as a decimal. The purple framed part is the result calculated directly using the summation formula. It can be seen that the sum of the numbers shown in the red frame does not match the number shown in the purple frame.

Cause Analysis. We reference the original data of column D in column F, retain two decimal places without formatting the cells, and use blue borders for comparison. It can be found that the automatic summation is calculated based on the original data.

Solution to the inconsistency between the numbers displayed in Excel and the calculation results

Click File - Options .

Select the Advanced tab in Excel options.

Find the When calculating this workbook option.

Select Set the precision to the displayed precision and click OK in the pop-up dialog box. Close the tab.

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Comparing the blue frame part, you can see that the calculation result of the purple frame part no longer uses the original data. The settlement results are consistent with the displayed figures.

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