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Cell showing formula instead of date
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I inherited a file recently and I have a problem with a cell showing the formula instead of the calculation. The formula cell used to be a straight date data entry, and I believe it was sent to Text format. I now want to change it to =b1, which already has a manually entered date in it. However, the formula cell will only show =b1. My sheet is set to auto calculate, and I've tried making sure the cell is a date format, but it won't change. I've read that changing it to "general", then f2 and enter, might do the trick. What is that doing? Why doesn't it calculate if I set it to a date format? If that works, do I need to re-format it as a date? Thanks everyone... -- smither fan |
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Ross,
If the format was text changing format alone doesn't work you have to select the cell and tap F2 to edit the formula and then press enter. It could also be set to view formula instead of result Tools|Options - View tab and un-check formulas. Mike "Ross" wrote: Hi all I inherited a file recently and I have a problem with a cell showing the formula instead of the calculation. The formula cell used to be a straight date data entry, and I believe it was sent to Text format. I now want to change it to =b1, which already has a manually entered date in it. However, the formula cell will only show =b1. My sheet is set to auto calculate, and I've tried making sure the cell is a date format, but it won't change. I've read that changing it to "general", then f2 and enter, might do the trick. What is that doing? Why doesn't it calculate if I set it to a date format? If that works, do I need to re-format it as a date? Thanks everyone... -- smither fan |
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"Ross" wrote: Hi all I inherited a file recently and I have a problem with a cell showing the formula instead of the calculation. The formula cell used to be a straight date data entry, and I believe it was sent to Text format. I now want to change it to =b1, which already has a manually entered date in it. However, the formula cell will only show =b1. My sheet is set to auto calculate, and I've tried making sure the cell is a date format, but it won't change. I've read that changing it to "general", then f2 and enter, might do the trick. What is that doing? Why doesn't it calculate if I set it to a date format? If that works, do I need to re-format it as a date? Thanks everyone... -- smither fan |
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Thanks for the reply, Mike.
It is set to see the calculation, and not the formula. I'm going to try the General, F2, enter method when I get back to work and I'll let you know if it works then. I was also wondering why just changing the format doesn't do the trick, as it usually does in other things? Also, speaking of setting a sheet to manual calculation, why would a person want that?? Why not just have it calculate automatically? Thanks -- smither fan "Mike H" wrote: Ross, If the format was text changing format alone doesn't work you have to select the cell and tap F2 to edit the formula and then press enter. It could also be set to view formula instead of result Tools|Options - View tab and un-check formulas. Mike "Ross" wrote: Hi all I inherited a file recently and I have a problem with a cell showing the formula instead of the calculation. The formula cell used to be a straight date data entry, and I believe it was sent to Text format. I now want to change it to =b1, which already has a manually entered date in it. However, the formula cell will only show =b1. My sheet is set to auto calculate, and I've tried making sure the cell is a date format, but it won't change. I've read that changing it to "general", then f2 and enter, might do the trick. What is that doing? Why doesn't it calculate if I set it to a date format? If that works, do I need to re-format it as a date? Thanks everyone... -- smither fan |
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to manual calculation, why would a person want that?? Why not just have it
calculate automatically? This can dramatically reduce speed of code execution. For example i have a worksheet that calculates the turnaround loading times of road vehicles visiting several sites and for 2008 there were 40000 records. with calculation enabled the code takes 10 minutes to run with calulation and screenupdating disabled the run time is down to <3 minutes. Mike "Ross" wrote: Thanks for the reply, Mike. It is set to see the calculation, and not the formula. I'm going to try the General, F2, enter method when I get back to work and I'll let you know if it works then. I was also wondering why just changing the format doesn't do the trick, as it usually does in other things? Also, speaking of setting a sheet to manual calculation, why would a person want that?? Why not just have it calculate automatically? Thanks -- smither fan "Mike H" wrote: Ross, If the format was text changing format alone doesn't work you have to select the cell and tap F2 to edit the formula and then press enter. It could also be set to view formula instead of result Tools|Options - View tab and un-check formulas. Mike "Ross" wrote: Hi all I inherited a file recently and I have a problem with a cell showing the formula instead of the calculation. The formula cell used to be a straight date data entry, and I believe it was sent to Text format. I now want to change it to =b1, which already has a manually entered date in it. However, the formula cell will only show =b1. My sheet is set to auto calculate, and I've tried making sure the cell is a date format, but it won't change. I've read that changing it to "general", then f2 and enter, might do the trick. What is that doing? Why doesn't it calculate if I set it to a date format? If that works, do I need to re-format it as a date? Thanks everyone... -- smither fan |
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Ok...I see now. That would make sense for the scenario you gave. This is a
simple 1 page worksheet with only 3 formulas on it, so I guess whoever set it up is just used to doing everything that way.?. Thanks again. -- smither fan "Mike H" wrote: to manual calculation, why would a person want that?? Why not just have it calculate automatically? This can dramatically reduce speed of code execution. For example i have a worksheet that calculates the turnaround loading times of road vehicles visiting several sites and for 2008 there were 40000 records. with calculation enabled the code takes 10 minutes to run with calulation and screenupdating disabled the run time is down to <3 minutes. Mike "Ross" wrote: Thanks for the reply, Mike. It is set to see the calculation, and not the formula. I'm going to try the General, F2, enter method when I get back to work and I'll let you know if it works then. I was also wondering why just changing the format doesn't do the trick, as it usually does in other things? Also, speaking of setting a sheet to manual calculation, why would a person want that?? Why not just have it calculate automatically? Thanks -- smither fan "Mike H" wrote: Ross, If the format was text changing format alone doesn't work you have to select the cell and tap F2 to edit the formula and then press enter. It could also be set to view formula instead of result Tools|Options - View tab and un-check formulas. Mike "Ross" wrote: Hi all I inherited a file recently and I have a problem with a cell showing the formula instead of the calculation. The formula cell used to be a straight date data entry, and I believe it was sent to Text format. I now want to change it to =b1, which already has a manually entered date in it. However, the formula cell will only show =b1. My sheet is set to auto calculate, and I've tried making sure the cell is a date format, but it won't change. I've read that changing it to "general", then f2 and enter, might do the trick. What is that doing? Why doesn't it calculate if I set it to a date format? If that works, do I need to re-format it as a date? Thanks everyone... -- smither fan |
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The "general" format, f2, enter method worked like a charm! I just wish I
knew what it is doing. Thanks again for all the answer and all the info! -- smither fan "Mike H" wrote: Ross, If the format was text changing format alone doesn't work you have to select the cell and tap F2 to edit the formula and then press enter. It could also be set to view formula instead of result Tools|Options - View tab and un-check formulas. Mike "Ross" wrote: Hi all I inherited a file recently and I have a problem with a cell showing the formula instead of the calculation. The formula cell used to be a straight date data entry, and I believe it was sent to Text format. I now want to change it to =b1, which already has a manually entered date in it. However, the formula cell will only show =b1. My sheet is set to auto calculate, and I've tried making sure the cell is a date format, but it won't change. I've read that changing it to "general", then f2 and enter, might do the trick. What is that doing? Why doesn't it calculate if I set it to a date format? If that works, do I need to re-format it as a date? Thanks everyone... -- smither fan |
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