An additional way is to use the N function to include the hidden text in the
formula thus:

=SUM(A1:A10) +N("I want to add up the first 10 cells in column A")

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HTH

Sandy

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"Les" wrote in message
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It would be beneficial if Excel provided a "hidden text" option like MS
Word.
This would allow information to be stored in cells but not printed when
the
spreadsheet is printed.

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