Excel for Windows: Boost Workbook Speed with Check Performance

Key insights

• Check Performance is now available in Excel for Windows, helping users quickly address and optimize unnecessary formatting and metadata for better workbook performance.
• Large worksheets often accumulate unnecessary formatting and metadata over time, which can reduce performance, especially when data is deleted but the underlying formatting remains.
• Excel's new feature automatically detects performance issues and offers ways to address them, with the ability to manually run the Check Performance command at any time.
• The Check Performance tool allows users to either view cells causing performance issues per worksheet or remove problematic cells from all worksheets in the workbook, though it may alter the appearance of worksheets.
• This feature is currently rolling out to Beta Channel and Current Channel (Preview) users of Excel running Version 2312 (Build 17126.20004) or later, with a gradual release process to ensure smooth operation and user feedback incorporation.

Enhancing Excel Workbooks with Performance Optimization

In today's fast-paced world, efficiency and performance are key to handling large datasets and complex analyses in Excel. The introduction of the Check Performance feature in Excel for Windows marks a significant step forward in Microsoft's efforts to enhance user experience and software responsiveness. This tool not only automates the detection of common performance bottlenecks, such as unnecessary formatting and excessive metadata but also provides users with straightforward methods to address these issues, ensuring that their workbooks run more smoothly and efficiently.

Here's how it works: Upon opening a workbook, Excel checks for cells with unnecessary formatting. If found, a notification bar appears, prompting you to select the Check Performance button to run the feature. To manually check for unneeded content, go to Review > Check Performance. The Workbook Performance pane allows you to address issues by either viewing the problematic cells or removing them from all worksheets in the workbook.

• To manually check for unneeded content in your workbook, select Review > Check Performance.
• In the Workbook Performance pane, address issues by:
  • Viewing cells causing performance issues and selecting the Optimize sheet button.
  • Removing the problematic cells from all worksheets by selecting the Optimize all button.

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