Hi Marie,

="The Number of Occurences Reported is "&SUM(E38)

or

="The Number of Occurences Reported is "&E38

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten
Microsoft MVP - Excel

"Marie" wrote in message ...
| How can I add text to a formula in a cell. Example: The cell now is
| =Sum(E38). How can I add to the beginning of the formula so that the
| following words appear in the same cell The Number of Occurences Reported is
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| Marie