Click the Formulas tab.
Click the Error Checking button arrow.
Point to Circular References.
Then click the first cell listed in the submenu.
![Click the Formulas tab. Click the Error Checking button arrow. Point to Circular References. Then click the first cell listed in the submenu.](http://www.java2s.com/Tutorial/Microsoft-Office-Excel-2007Images/Locate_Circular_Reference___Click_Formulas_Tab_Click_Error_Chec.PNG)
Review the formula cell.
And continue to review and correct the circular reference until the status bar no longer displays the word "Circular."
![Continue to review and correct the circular reference until the status bar no longer displays the word Circular.](http://www.java2s.com/Tutorial/Microsoft-Office-Excel-2007Images/Locate_Circular_Reference___Continue_To_Review_And_Correct_Circ.PNG)