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jrivel

calculate the difference between two cells

Using formula
=a1-b1

The cell only displays the formula - - not the answer.

Allllen

calculate the difference between two cells

click on that cell

do format cells

on the number tab (the first one), click category: general, OK
(you will probably see it was formatted as text)

then double click back into your cell, and press return.

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Allllen

"jrivel" wrote:

Using formula
=a1-b1

The cell only displays the formula - - not the answer.

jrivel

calculate the difference between two cells

Perfect - - Thanks very much.

"Allllen" wrote:

click on that cell

do format cells

on the number tab (the first one), click category: general, OK
(you will probably see it was formatted as text)

then double click back into your cell, and press return.

--
Allllen

"jrivel" wrote:

Using formula
=a1-b1

The cell only displays the formula - - not the answer.

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