Yes I tried that and also (tools, option, calculation, automatic/manual)
in case I had changed something in there.
When I change to `general` and re enter the formula (it displays the
formula) I then go back to format it is still formatted for general so it
doesnt appear to be defaulting back to text.

"Niek Otten" wrote in message
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The cell was formatted as text before you entered the formula.
Format as General and re-enter the formula (F2, ENTER)

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten

"Scudo" wrote in message
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I have the following in cell A60 It is used to add the amount of entries
in
the column A. It used to give me a total in A60 but for some reason now
gives me the formula. have I done something I shouldnt have?

=COUNTA(A3:A59)