Try this:
Select the cell
FormatCellsNumber tab
Category: General (it's probably set to Text right now)
Click the [OK] button.

Does that help?

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Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP-Pro


"harticd" wrote:

I have gone to Tools - Options and formulas are unchecked. However, I
cannot get one particular cell to display results. It will only display
formulas. For example, if I simply reference another cell in the sheet, the
"=A1" reference shows up rather than the value of cell A1.