Thanks Pete,

Any idea why the format is being reset ?

Thanks
Bill H

"Pete_UK" wrote:

Change the format of the cell to General rather than Text, then double-
click the cell as if to edit it (or press F2) then press <Enter to
commit the change of format.

Hope this helps.

Pete

On Dec 17, 5:07 pm, Bill H wrote:
I am woking in a workbook that has two sheets.

On sheet2, I have formulas that point to sheet1
='sheet1'!C14

When this formula is first created, it correctly shows the value of the
target field.

However, when I edit the formula to something else, i.e.,
='sheet1'!C15

It displays as a string.

At that point, even if I edit to the origional value, it still shows as a
strings.

Any thoughts on how to get the field to work as a formula again ??

Thanks
Bill H