Widen the cell so the resulting value will fit. Excel does this so you don't
accidentally SEE a number that's LESS than the actual number, which is what
would occur if the column wasn't wide enough.

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Addition of a column results in cross hatches. How do I get rid of the
cross
hatches and simply have the sum printed in the column?