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Default Inserting " in a formula

To concatenate a quotation mark to a text string use 4 quotation marks as
illustrated below:

=""""&TEXT(TODAY(),"dd-mmm-yyyy")&""""
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Kevin Backmann


"FARAZ QURESHI" wrote:

How can I insert inverted commas in a formula. For example:
="The date today is "&TEXT(TODAY(),"dd-mmm-yyyy")
reflects:
The date today is 13-Aug-2008
but how can I achieve a result like:
The date today is "13-Aug-2008"

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Best Regards,
FARAZ A. QURESHI