I have Office XP (Excel 2002 SP3) and I have noticed that
I now have an fx (Insert Function) on the toolbar which I
didn't have before. Is there a way to get back to
the "old" format where I could click on boxes and the
fomaula result box would appear underneath the tool bar,
without the insert format box appearing - ie is this new
to this release, or have I got an option set that i don't
want.
I am not a prolific excel user and this is making my life
very difficult. I hope you can help me.

Thanks

Not really, you can put an equal sign in the toolbar but it won't have the
same functionality like the old one


Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

"Rich" wrote:

I have Office XP (Excel 2002 SP3) and I have noticed that
I now have an fx (Insert Function) on the toolbar which I
didn't have before. Is there a way to get back to
the "old" format where I could click on boxes and the
fomaula result box would appear underneath the tool bar,
without the insert format box appearing - ie is this new
to this release, or have I got an option set that i don't
want.
I am not a prolific excel user and this is making my life
very difficult. I hope you can help me.

Thanks

Peo, thanks for responding

Is this a change in the Excel functionality? Have
microsoft made an "Improvement"!! to the software then, as
opposed to a feature you can add or not??


Rich
-----Original Message-----
Not really, you can put an equal sign in the toolbar but
it won't have the
same functionality like the old one


Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

"Rich" wrote:

I have Office XP (Excel 2002 SP3) and I have noticed
that
I now have an fx (Insert Function) on the toolbar which
I
didn't have before. Is there a way to get back to
the "old" format where I could click on boxes and the
fomaula result box would appear underneath the tool
bar,
without the insert format box appearing - ie is this
new
to this release, or have I got an option set that i
don't
want.
I am not a prolific excel user and this is making my
life
very difficult. I hope you can help me.

Thanks

.

There's a comment from a Microsoft employee in the following thread on a
similar topic:


http://groups.google.com/groups?&thr...0TK2MSFTNGXA02



wrote:
Peo, thanks for responding

Is this a change in the Excel functionality? Have
microsoft made an "Improvement"!! to the software then, as
opposed to a feature you can add or not??


Rich

-----Original Message-----
Not really, you can put an equal sign in the toolbar but

it won't have the

same functionality like the old one


Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

"Rich" wrote:


I have Office XP (Excel 2002 SP3) and I have noticed

that

I now have an fx (Insert Function) on the toolbar which

I

didn't have before. Is there a way to get back to
the "old" format where I could click on boxes and the
fomaula result box would appear underneath the tool

bar,

without the insert format box appearing - ie is this

new

to this release, or have I got an option set that i

don't

want.
I am not a prolific excel user and this is making my

life

very difficult. I hope you can help me.

Thanks


.




--
Debra Dalgleish
Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html

Debra,
Many thanks for that response.
Rich

-----Original Message-----
There's a comment from a Microsoft employee in the
following thread on a
similar topic:


http://groups.google.com/groups?&threadm=04fb01c29ae3%
2486f4d080%248df82ecf%40TK2MSFTNGXA02



wrote:
Peo, thanks for responding

Is this a change in the Excel functionality? Have
microsoft made an "Improvement"!! to the software then,
as
opposed to a feature you can add or not??


Rich

-----Original Message-----
Not really, you can put an equal sign in the toolbar
but

it won't have the

same functionality like the old one


Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

"Rich" wrote:


I have Office XP (Excel 2002 SP3) and I have noticed

that

I now have an fx (Insert Function) on the toolbar
which

I

didn't have before. Is there a way to get back to
the "old" format where I could click on boxes and the
fomaula result box would appear underneath the tool

bar,

without the insert format box appearing - ie is this

new

to this release, or have I got an option set that i

don't

want.
I am not a prolific excel user and this is making my

life

very difficult. I hope you can help me.

Thanks


.




--
Debra Dalgleish
Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html

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