Actually, MS eliminated it in xl2002.

But there is an equal sign icon that you can add to your favorite toolbar.

Tools|Customize|Commands tab|Insert Category
(a little more than half way down the commands list.)



Nicole wrote:

Hello,

One user asked me at my last Excel 2003 training session how to show the "="
sign on the next to the function bar. He said that with the 2000 Version the
"=" sign was shown next to the fx sign but I have not found a way to get this
back. Could it be that Microsoft has eliminated this in 2003?

Nicole

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Dave Peterson