Brian,

You can format all those cells as text by selecting all those cells and
going to HomeFormatFormat CellsNumber and select Text.
Then go to Excel Options and, in the Formulas section, untick "Numbers
formatted as text...."; to turn off the green error indicator.

Rob

"Brian" wrote in message
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I have a workbook that has several worksheets init that are alike. They
populate averages for grades. But there are comment blocks for input from
the
evaluators. Some evaluators like to make their comments in bullets and use
"=" or "-" which turns on a green light for the formula to start trying
to
figure out the formula and causing a big mess. Is there a way to format
certain cells to not allow formula?
Thanks