How to remove green triangles from cells (hide auto-calculating checks)
![Green triangles in Excel for Microsoft 365 Green triangles in Excel 365](/images/tips/484_365/1.png)
This green triangle identifies the possible error, but often it doesn't useful.
To turn off these green triangles or auto-calculating checks, do the following:
1. On the File tab, click the Options button:
![Excel for Microsoft 365 Options Excel 365 Options](/images/tips/excel_button365/365.png)
2. In the Excel Options dialog box, on the Formulas tab, scroll down to the Error Checking section and uncheck the Enable background error checking option:
![Error checking in Excel for Microsoft 365 Error checking in Excel 365](/images/tips/484_365/2.png)
This is an application-level setting and will apply to all open workbooks in the Excel session.
Note: You can uncheck just some auto-calculating checking rules. For this example, it is enough to uncheck the rule Numbers formatted as text or preceded by an apostrophe:
![Error checking rules in Excel for Microsoft 365 Error checking rules in Excel 365](/images/tips/484_365/3.png)
See also this tip in French: Comment supprimer des triangles verts des cellules (masquer les contrôles de calcul automatique).