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Hey
I've been using the proper function this morning and its not working for some reason. Cell B3 contains the word: MISS I want cell C3 to contain the word: Miss So, in cell C3 I typed: =proper(B3) But it didn't work. Cell C3 has =proper(B3) in it. Not Miss. Any ideas? |
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Tools|Options|View and un-check formulas. Mike "Adam" wrote: Hey I've been using the proper function this morning and its not working for some reason. Cell B3 contains the word: MISS I want cell C3 to contain the word: Miss So, in cell C3 I typed: =proper(B3) But it didn't work. Cell C3 has =proper(B3) in it. Not Miss. Any ideas? |
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C3 was probably formatted as text, unknown to you. Just format C3 as either
general or number, then click inside the formula bar, press ENTER to re-confirm. -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 xdemechanik --- "Adam" wrote: Hey I've been using the proper function this morning and its not working for some reason. Cell B3 contains the word: MISS I want cell C3 to contain the word: Miss So, in cell C3 I typed: =proper(B3) But it didn't work. Cell C3 has =proper(B3) in it. Not Miss. Any ideas? |
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