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i am trying to enter a formula in a cell, but it is coming up as a value.
how do i change it from value to formula.
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Isn't the formula supposed to return a value? Maybe something in the
conditional formatting.

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Precede the formula with an apostrophe
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(Excel 2007) Click Formulas tab, then Show Formulas

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On Apr 9, 6:36*am, Louise wrote:
i am trying to enter a formula in a cell, but it is coming up as a value. *
how do i change it from value to formula.
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Use the apostrophe at the beginning or CTRL+ ~ used to show all
formula's in a worksheet. Useful for checking things.
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