Hi Roger

It worked if I placed the single quote ' at the beginning of the formula
after I had pasted it into another cell but not before.

Do you know if I can add the single quote ' automatically - some type of
add/replace function(??) at the beginning of the formula?

Regards, Silena

"Roger Govier" wrote:

Hi
Place a single quote ' in the cells, before you paste.
That will force the entry to be text.
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Regards
Roger Govier

"Silena K-K" wrote in message
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Is it possible to copy a formula from a cell and paste it as text?

I am writing spreadsheet validation documents which must show the formula
used in each calculated cell eg: =SUM(B8:B15) is written as SUM(B8:B15).

Thanks