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I want to use a plus or an equal sign as text in a cell, not as a formula.
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Either format the cell as text before you enter it, or precede it with a '

Hope this helps, thruppence!
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Youu should just be able to type it but if you get a problem prefix with
single quote ' sign - this effextively formats as text
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