hi,
i'm not sure if i understand you but in 2003, the formula results appear in
a second dialog box that appears once you select the formula you wish to use.
in the second dialog box, plug in your argument or ranges and the result will
be at the bottom.

hope this helped.
regards
FSt1

"maxinemdk" wrote:

In older versions of Excel the symbol on the left side of the function bar
used to be an "=". Whenever you type a formula in the formula box, a grey box
appears below it showing what the sum would be based on the formula you just
typed in it. In the 2003 version the "=" symbol has been changed with "fx"
where it gives you more option but the box that shows the resulting sum is no
longer there. Is there anybody out there who can tell me how we can show that
box in the 2003 version? Thanks.