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why does excel return a : when I put in a .
Does anyone know why when I enter =SUM(A1.A22)
Excel 2003 automatically changes the formula to =SUM(A1:A22) I would be grateful for feedback Thanks |
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why does excel return a : when I put in a .
The proper syntax is to use a colon, not a period. I think Excel
automatically corrects this for you -- the period syntax, I believe, comes out of Lotus 123. -- Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft MVP - Excel Pearson Software Consulting, LLC www.cpearson.com "Jose" wrote in message ... Does anyone know why when I enter =SUM(A1.A22) Excel 2003 automatically changes the formula to =SUM(A1:A22) I would be grateful for feedback Thanks |
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why does excel return a : when I put in a .
Why would you put a decimal point(period) in the formula?
Excel does not recognize that as a valid entry so assumes you mean A1:A22 Maybe you meant =SUM(A1,A22) Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 11:15:01 -0700, Jose wrote: Does anyone know why when I enter =SUM(A1.A22) Excel 2003 automatically changes the formula to =SUM(A1:A22) I would be grateful for feedback Thanks |
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