Ever since I have started using Excel 2007 now and then Excel views
the formula as a text string, not a formula.

For instance, today I entered =if(m2L2,"Jan"," ")
The formula just stayed as entered on the screen, ie, it didn't
execute the formula. When I opened a new workbook and entered the same
formula it worked without any problems.

By the way I am saving the files as Excel97-Excel2003 compatible.

Any suggestions on what I am doing incorrectly.

Thanks

Don

Don,
With a new WB, all cells are formatted as "General", so formulae work as
expected.

If the cell(s) in your problem WB/WS have been formatted as Text at some
previous stage, then formulae will remain as Text and not be calculated.
Solution is to format as General, then reevaluate.

NickHK

"don" wrote in message
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Ever since I have started using Excel 2007 now and then Excel views
the formula as a text string, not a formula.

For instance, today I entered =if(m2L2,"Jan"," ")
The formula just stayed as entered on the screen, ie, it didn't
execute the formula. When I opened a new workbook and entered the same
formula it worked without any problems.

By the way I am saving the files as Excel97-Excel2003 compatible.

Any suggestions on what I am doing incorrectly.

Thanks

Don