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Default Excel should allow formulas embedded in text.

Then I could write something like "That would take 26 days,", with the 26
coming from a formula.
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Default Excel should allow formulas embedded in text.

You mean something like:

="That would take " & SQRT(A1 * 2) & " days,"

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Then I could write something like "That would take 26 days,", with the 26
coming from a formula.

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Default Excel should allow formulas embedded in text.

Use:
=SUBSTITUTE("That would nnn take days","nnn",B1)
where B1 is the cell with the number of days.


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