Tools/ Options/ View:
uncheck Formulas.

If it isn't that, make sure that you don't have the cells formatted as text.
If they are formatted as text, change to general and then re-enter the
formula.
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David Biddulph

"Papa Jonah" wrote in message
...
We recently changed all of our computers and I am apparently struggling
with
new settings. In Excel, I am entering formulas such as =if(Q5=Q4,x,"").
In the cell, it is showing up as entered instead of an "x", "", or some
sort
of error.
To further test it, I entered =1+1 into a cell and I did not get 2, but
"=1+1" is visible in the cell.
What setting needs to be fixed?
TIA Papa