Replace a formula with its result - Help and How-to

You can "freeze" a formula so that it no longer recalculates by replacing a formula with its calculated value. If you want to freeze only part of a formula, you can replace only the part you don't want to recalculate.

Show Replace a formula with its calculated value

Caution When you replace a formula with its value, Microsoft Excel permanently removes the formula. If you accidentally replace a formula with a value and want to restore the formula, click Undo Button image immediately after you enter or paste the value.

Select the cell that contains the formula.
If the formula is an array formula (array formula: A formula that performs multiple calculations on one or more sets of values, and then returns either a single result or multiple results. Array formulas are enclosed between braces { } and are entered by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER.), select the range that contains the array formula.

How?
1. Click a cell in the array formula.
2. On the Edit menu, click Go To.
3. Click Special.
4. Click Current array.
Click Copy .
Click Paste on the Standard toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, click Customize on the Tools menu, and then click the Toolbars tab.).
Click the arrow next to Paste Options , and then click Values Only.

Show Replace part of a formula with its calculated value

Caution When you replace part of a formula with its value, it cannot be restored.

Click the cell that contains the formula.
In the formula bar (formula bar: A bar at the top of the Excel window that you use to enter or edit values or formulas in cells or charts. Displays the constant value or formula stored in the active cell.) , select the portion of the formula you want to replace with its calculated value. When you select the part of the formula you want to replace, make sure to include the entire operand (operand: Items on either side of an operator in a formula. In Excel, operands can be values, cell references, names, labels, and functions.). For example, if you select a function, you must select the entire function name, the opening parenthesis, the arguments (argument: The values that a function uses to perform operations or calculations. The type of argument a function uses is specific to the function. Common arguments that are used within functions include numbers, text, cell references, and names.), and the closing parenthesis.
To calculate the selected portion, press F9.
To replace the selected portion of the formula with its calculated value, press ENTER.
If the formula is an array formula (array formula: A formula that performs multiple calculations on one or more sets of values, and then returns either a single result or multiple results. Array formulas are enclosed between braces { } and are entered by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER.), press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER.