I cannot see how the result of the formula =H11+G20 can be made to DISPLAY
=700+300. But it this is just for reconciliation work and you have Excel
2003 (maybe also 2002 - I forget), use View | Toolbars and select Formula
Auditing. The last tool on this is Formula Evaluation. With your cell
selected you can watch the evolution:
=H11+G100 become
=700 + G100 then
=700 + 300 and finally
=1000
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"LinLin" wrote in message
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Hi Everyone

Sometimes it is useful for me to show that a cell contains a string of
numbers which make up a total.

For instance, I would show in a Cell that the total you see ($1000) is
made
up of $700 + $300

Sometimes, those individual amounts come from different sources / links.

So, (as an example) H11 ($700) plus G20 ($300) = $1000

In the cell it shows = H11 + G20

Is there any function which will transpose those cell references to the
amounts they represent WITHOUT summing them in the cell?

IE I would like to get = H11 + G20 to show = 700 + 300
NOT =1000

Does anyone have any ideas?
This kind of thing is very useful for reconciliations etc.

thanks!