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FARAZ QURESHI

Formulas not working on converted file.
 
I have a file exported to Excel format however the formulas don't work on the
same and =2+2 is not working being displayed as if ' had been inserted,
whereas there hasn't been. However the same formula works if a new column is
inserted.

Any clarification!
--

Best Regards,
FARAZ A. QURESHI

papou[_4_]

Formulas not working on converted file.
 
Hi
May be check cell format and change to number.

HTH
Cordially
Pascal

"FARAZ QURESHI" a écrit dans le
message de news: ...
I have a file exported to Excel format however the formulas don't work on
the
same and =2+2 is not working being displayed as if ' had been inserted,
whereas there hasn't been. However the same formula works if a new column
is
inserted.

Any clarification!
--

Best Regards,
FARAZ A. QURESHI




FARAZ QURESHI

Formulas not working on converted file.
 
Thanx but no Pascal! I think had it been a problem of cell formatting an
error would have been shown as #value! rather than the formula itself being
displayed as =2+2.

--

Best Regards,
FARAZ A. QURESHI


"papou" wrote:

Hi
May be check cell format and change to number.

HTH
Cordially
Pascal

"FARAZ QURESHI" a écrit dans le
message de news: ...
I have a file exported to Excel format however the formulas don't work on
the
same and =2+2 is not working being displayed as if ' had been inserted,
whereas there hasn't been. However the same formula works if a new column
is
inserted.

Any clarification!
--

Best Regards,
FARAZ A. QURESHI





papou[_4_]

Formulas not working on converted file.
 
Not necessarily since if your cells had been formated as text it would not
show any error, but anyway try:
Tools, Options, View tab and untick "Formulas"

HTH
Cordially
Pascal

"FARAZ QURESHI" a écrit dans le
message de news: ...
Thanx but no Pascal! I think had it been a problem of cell formatting an
error would have been shown as #value! rather than the formula itself
being
displayed as =2+2.

--

Best Regards,
FARAZ A. QURESHI


"papou" wrote:

Hi
May be check cell format and change to number.

HTH
Cordially
Pascal

"FARAZ QURESHI" a écrit dans le
message de news:
...
I have a file exported to Excel format however the formulas don't work
on
the
same and =2+2 is not working being displayed as if ' had been inserted,
whereas there hasn't been. However the same formula works if a new
column
is
inserted.

Any clarification!
--

Best Regards,
FARAZ A. QURESHI







David Biddulph[_2_]

Formulas not working on converted file.
 
What I think Pascal means is that (almost certainly) the cell in which your
formula is sitting has been formatted as text.
Change it to anything other than text (usually General is a good bet). Then
re-enter the formula, either by retyping it, or by clicking in the formula
bar to enter edit mode and then accepting the formula, or by going to edit
mode by hitting F2 and again accept the formula.
--
David Biddulph

"FARAZ QURESHI" wrote in message
...
Thanx but no Pascal! I think had it been a problem of cell formatting an
error would have been shown as #value! rather than the formula itself
being
displayed as =2+2.

--

Best Regards,
FARAZ A. QURESHI


"papou" wrote:

Hi
May be check cell format and change to number.

HTH
Cordially
Pascal

"FARAZ QURESHI" a écrit dans le
message de news: ...
I have a file exported to Excel format however the formulas don't work
on
the
same and =2+2 is not working being displayed as if ' had been inserted,
whereas there hasn't been. However the same formula works if a new
column
is
inserted.

Any clarification!
--

Best Regards,
FARAZ A. QURESHI








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