=B7+54-$E$3+K7

Even if all 3 referenced cells were preformatted as TEXT the calculation
would still return the correct result (although it would also be a TEXT
number). So, there's something else going on. Leading/trailing spaces. See
David's reply about regional date settings.

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Pete_UK" wrote in message
...
Perhaps his column B is formatted as text, so although the date may
look like a normal date it is in fact a text value and you cannot
perform any arithmetic on it. Just ensure that the cells in column B
are formatted as General (or as Date) before he enters any more dates.

Hope this helps.

Pete

On Dec 24, 4:45 pm, Glenn wrote:
We have a spreadsheet with the following formula in a column of cells:
=B7+54-$E$3+K7
Column B contains a date, E3 contains the current date and K7 contains a
number of days. When a date is entered in column B, it calculates a new
value
and deposits that value (a number of days) into the cell with the formula.
This works for every user but one. When he enters a date in a cell in
column
B, the cell with the formula displays #VALUE! instead of a number. I have
not
been able to figure out what is different about this user and any help
would
be appreciated.
Thanks.