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formula is displayed as literal text instead of formula result
I have been having trouble frequently with formulas appearing as literal text in the cell instead of a formula with a result. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I may be doing wrong? -- carlossaltz ------------------------------------------------------------------------ carlossaltz's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=24205 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=383966 |
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The cell you're working in is probably formatted as text. Try changing
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If you are entering the formula correctly as in =2+5 and you see =2+5 it
would mean one of two things. 1. You have "View Formulas" set on in that file. Hit CTRL + `(back quote) to turn off formula view. 2. The cells were pre-formatted as Text. Re-format to General then F2 and ENTER each cell. Gord Dibben Excel MVP On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 13:09:58 -0500, carlossaltz wrote: I have been having trouble frequently with formulas appearing as literal text in the cell instead of a formula with a result. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I may be doing wrong? |
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