SteveG wrote:

David,

This has happened to me is if the cell where you are entering the
formula was formatted as Text prior to entering it. So as you said,
when I typed in = and then selected the cell reference (C3) the formula
showed up in the cell as text:
=C3

Delete your text, change the formatting to general and then try again.
That seemed to work for me.

The other possibility that I can think of is go to the
Tools/Options/View Tab and see if the Window Options Formulas check box
is selected. If it is it will make them show up on your sheet.

Hope this helps.


Cheers,

Steve



Steve,

I think you've hit on it. The cells were formatted as text. Making the
change allowed the cell reference to be accepted. I think this is a
change from Excel 97, but now that I know, it will no longer be a
surprise. Thanks.

David

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David E. Jones