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Default {=SUM(ABS($Q$5:$Q$651))}

Thanks, Paul. It works now.


"PCLIVE" wrote:

It's an array formula. You don't type in the brackets. When your cursor is
in the formula bar, press Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

Regards,
Paul

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"rockhammer" wrote in message
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I am looking at spreadsheets someone else built and seeing cells with
formulae like what's shown in subject.

I can see what it is supposed to do which is to sum the absolute value of
each cell referenced, which is something I want to duplicate elsewhere.

However, when I try to put that formula in the cell, it gives me #value!
So
I'm just wondering how exactly was this done. I suppose the curly brackets
mean something but I don't know what.

Thanks.