Excel isn't a memory hog unless the sheets are ginormous. You can check the

file size by looking at the original file in Windows File Explorer. Excel Sheets have a max size of 2GB. I would think anything under 5MB Should open easily. My sheets are in the KB size range. I just looked and my largest is 1MB and opens easily.

In response to this post by PhotoHokieNC

Posted: 02/12/2021 at 11:19AM

Since I’m no bean counter, and have but an infrequent exposure -- PhotoHokieNC 02/12/2021 11:07AM

Do you have formulae or other references between the workbooks? -- TomTurkey 02/12/2021 2:31PM

Dunno why, but it's over and past. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 02/12/2021 2:40PM

I routinely have more than that open. Wondering if you might have some -- Hokie360 02/12/2021 11:22AM

I'm trying to get a column of numbers to autosum that are imported as -- PhotoHokieNC 02/12/2021 11:27AM

Did you import them as labels ie words -- bigbadbird 02/12/2021 12:09PM

No, I imported them as jpegs and tiffs. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 02/12/2021 12:33PM

Oh so you were hashtagging ** -- bigbadbird 02/12/2021 12:45PM

I beg your pardon? ** -- PhotoHokieNC 02/12/2021 12:56PM

NM I just found out how to do what I needed. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 02/12/2021 11:53AM

Excel isn't a memory hog unless the sheets are ginormous. You can check the -- UTPr0sim 02/12/2021 11:19AM

My excel sheets are more like excel hand towels. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 02/12/2021 11:25AM

Make sure they aren't linked to other files somehow -- bigbadbird 02/12/2021 11:22AM

That, or calculations that could turn into memory sinks -- Beerman 02/12/2021 11:27AM

Photogs shouldn't use spreadsheets- it's not natural ** -- bigbadbird 02/12/2021 11:52AM

I couldn't agree with you more. Don't try this at home, etc. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 02/12/2021 11:57AM

Excel isn't a memory hog unless the sheets are ginormous. You can check the

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