Problem with Equation Display
I am a resonably experienced Excel user trying to use to enter some equations
into a new spreadsheet. Something's screwy because the cells where I typed my equations are displaying the equation and not the result. I tried doing things differently - using Excel to prod me to enter the equation, and even using simple equations like "=1/2" to try to get a numerical result. No luck, all I get is a text form of the equation. The Tools/Options/View/Formulas checkbox is clear, so that is not the problem. What can I have set wrong? Doug |
Are the cells in question formatted as text? Try formatting them as
numbers, or currency, or General, and see if you get the desired results. |
Those cells are probably formatted as Text (Format | Cells... | Number
tab). Format them as 'General' and then enter the formula. -- Regards, Tushar Mehta www.tushar-mehta.com Excel, PowerPoint, and VBA add-ins, tutorials Custom MS Office productivity solutions In article , says... I am a resonably experienced Excel user trying to use to enter some equations into a new spreadsheet. Something's screwy because the cells where I typed my equations are displaying the equation and not the result. I tried doing things differently - using Excel to prod me to enter the equation, and even using simple equations like "=1/2" to try to get a numerical result. No luck, all I get is a text form of the equation. The Tools/Options/View/Formulas checkbox is clear, so that is not the problem. What can I have set wrong? Doug |
Thanks guys,
I don't know how it happened, but you were both right. Changing the format to general fixed the problem. Doug "Tushar Mehta" wrote: Those cells are probably formatted as Text (Format | Cells... | Number tab). Format them as 'General' and then enter the formula. -- Regards, Tushar Mehta www.tushar-mehta.com Excel, PowerPoint, and VBA add-ins, tutorials Custom MS Office productivity solutions In article , says... I am a resonably experienced Excel user trying to use to enter some equations into a new spreadsheet. Something's screwy because the cells where I typed my equations are displaying the equation and not the result. I tried doing things differently - using Excel to prod me to enter the equation, and even using simple equations like "=1/2" to try to get a numerical result. No luck, all I get is a text form of the equation. The Tools/Options/View/Formulas checkbox is clear, so that is not the problem. What can I have set wrong? Doug |
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