Full Name:
How to: Run Excel Calculations Programmatically

Short Name:
How to: Run Excel Calculations Programmatically

Type of Entity:
C#

Abstract:
The Calculate method runs all calculations in the specified object. Use the method of the object that limits the calculation range to the smallest number of cells that you want to recalculate. The recalculation engine in Microsoft Office Excel 2003 is very fast, but if you can limit the number of cells involved, you can optimize the operation.

MSDN Source URL:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/2kseswtc.aspx