Why does SUM not compute, even if the cells display numeric values
Hi,
My formula =SUM(Q13:Q14) returns 0, despite the fact that both cells contains numeric values. Could this be because both cells where populated with a function that returned a string? Hope you can help. Kind regards George Furnell |
Why does SUM not compute, even if the cells display numeric values
<Could this be because both cells where populated with a function that
returned a string? Definitely. Use =VALUE(YourPresentFormula) instead -- Kind regards, Niek Otten "George Furnell" wrote in message ... Hi, My formula =SUM(Q13:Q14) returns 0, despite the fact that both cells contains numeric values. Could this be because both cells where populated with a function that returned a string? Hope you can help. Kind regards George Furnell |
Why does SUM not compute, even if the cells display numeric values
=SUM(Value(Q13:Q14)) Ctrl + Shift + Enter should work.
Ken Johnson |
Why does SUM not compute, even if the cells display numeric va
=SUM(Value(Q13:Q14)) Ctrl + Shift + Enter should work.
Ken Johnson Thank you for response, it worked. Please explain what the Ctrl+Shift+Enter keys do differently than just Enter? Regards George |
Why does SUM not compute, even if the cells display numeric va
Hi George,
Glad I could help, thanks for the feedback. For the Value function to work on all the cells in the range Q13:Q14 the formula has to be entered as an array formula. Ctrl + Shift + Enter achieves this. If you look in the Formula Bar after following that process you will see that the formula is inside braces ie {=SUM(VALUE(Q13:Q14))}. This makes it possible for you to determine which cells have array formulas. Ken Johnson |
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