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Default Explanation of when & how to use ( ) { } : ; , ! etc?

Paul

Helpbooleanabout calculation operators will give you a pretty good list.

{ } braces usually denote the enclosed operation is an array.

See help on arraysabout array formulas and constants.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Tue, 1 May 2007 16:22:02 -0700, Paul (Sydney Australia)
wrote:

Hi, is there somewhere I can find out in layman’s terms, when and how,
different parenthesis, braces colons, etc, should be used and the reasons for
there usage, within excel formulae. Have done all the usual Google searches.

Thanks, keen beginner.

Paul