Why not use the = key?
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Bernard V Liengme
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"Shana77" wrote in message
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Previous versions of Excel had an "=" sign to the left of the formula bar
(rather than the "fx"). If a cell already contained a constant value, the
"="
started a formula beginning with the constant value and took the cursor to
the end of the value. Using the "fx" clears out the data in the cell. Is
there a way to change the options to allow formulas to be created using
the
constant already in the cell, similar to the old version?