Many thanks. What I had done was not the FUNCTION "SUM", but had just done
"= cel1 + cell2". When I used the fx button the problem has gone. Saved me a
couple of hours - thanks again.

Andrew

"Bob Phillips" wrote:

SUM automatically ignores text.

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HTH

Bob

"andrewcu" wrote in message
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How can I exclude a cell containing text from a "sum" calculation in
another
cell?