=SQRT(A1) or =A1^0.5 or =POWER(A1,0.5)

I'm interested that you say that you've tried the help service, as when I
enter "square root" into help, the first answer I get is "SQRT worksheet
function".
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David Biddulph

"Karen" wrote in message
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I am having difficulty using square roots - tried the help service, but
nothing was there on how to use quare root. any help i can get would be
appreciated.

karen