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Format changes from "General" to "Text"
A cell has a "General" format, the cell contains a formula and the
result of the formula is displayed in the cell. When I change an expression in the formula, the cell's format changes to "Text" and the formula is displayed in the cell. I then have to change the cell's format back to "General" then press F2 to get the formula's result to be diplayed in the cell. How can I prevent the cell's format from changing from "General" to "Text"? |
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Format changes from "General" to "Text"
What is your formula and what exactly do you change? You didn't delete the =
sign by accident, did you? -- Kind regards, Niek Otten Microsoft MVP - Excel "GARY" wrote in message ... A cell has a "General" format, the cell contains a formula and the result of the formula is displayed in the cell. When I change an expression in the formula, the cell's format changes to "Text" and the formula is displayed in the cell. I then have to change the cell's format back to "General" then press F2 to get the formula's result to be diplayed in the cell. How can I prevent the cell's format from changing from "General" to "Text"? |
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Format changes from "General" to "Text"
You can't.
Excel likes to help and sometimes that help isn't wanted. Other times it is--like when you have a formula that retrieves a date. GARY wrote: A cell has a "General" format, the cell contains a formula and the result of the formula is displayed in the cell. When I change an expression in the formula, the cell's format changes to "Text" and the formula is displayed in the cell. I then have to change the cell's format back to "General" then press F2 to get the formula's result to be diplayed in the cell. How can I prevent the cell's format from changing from "General" to "Text"? -- Dave Peterson |
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