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ssrvant wrote:

I have a simple formula

A1 = 2
A2 = 3

In Cell A3 I want to put this formula:

=A1+ A2

When I press enter, I should get 5 as my answer in Cell A3, but when I
press enter "=A1+ A2" is displayed in cell A3

any ideas?

ssrvant

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Dave Peterson