I have 2 formulas; one works and the other doesn't. The second one displays
as text and not a formula. Can someone tell me what to look for?

Formula 1 : =Sheet1!B2&", "&Sheet1!C2 : it shows the persons last name,
first name

Formula 2: =Sheet1!D2 : it shows =Sheet1!D2 (it should be a number 80101)

There are 4 formulas on this row which look at the same row of the
worksheet. Two of these formulas work and the other to do not; they just
display the formula.

Thanks,

El Bee

They are probably formatted as text. Select the cells, go to Format, change
to General, then go to each formula, press F2, then Enter.
--
John C


"El Bee" wrote:

I have 2 formulas; one works and the other doesn't. The second one displays
as text and not a formula. Can someone tell me what to look for?

Formula 1 : =Sheet1!B2&", "&Sheet1!C2 : it shows the persons last name,
first name

Formula 2: =Sheet1!D2 : it shows =Sheet1!D2 (it should be a number 80101)

There are 4 formulas on this row which look at the same row of the
worksheet. Two of these formulas work and the other to do not; they just
display the formula.

Thanks,

El Bee

Select the offending cell
Format it as General (or anything but text)
Then reenter the formula

(Repeat for the other cell)

El Bee wrote:

I have 2 formulas; one works and the other doesn't. The second one displays
as text and not a formula. Can someone tell me what to look for?

Formula 1 : =Sheet1!B2&", "&Sheet1!C2 : it shows the persons last name,
first name

Formula 2: =Sheet1!D2 : it shows =Sheet1!D2 (it should be a number 80101)

There are 4 formulas on this row which look at the same row of the
worksheet. Two of these formulas work and the other to do not; they just
display the formula.

Thanks,

El Bee

--

Dave Peterson

Thanks John and Dave; this fixed the problem.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Select the offending cell
Format it as General (or anything but text)
Then reenter the formula

(Repeat for the other cell)

El Bee wrote:

I have 2 formulas; one works and the other doesn't. The second one displays
as text and not a formula. Can someone tell me what to look for?

Formula 1 : =Sheet1!B2&", "&Sheet1!C2 : it shows the persons last name,
first name

Formula 2: =Sheet1!D2 : it shows =Sheet1!D2 (it should be a number 80101)

There are 4 formulas on this row which look at the same row of the
worksheet. Two of these formulas work and the other to do not; they just
display the formula.

Thanks,

El Bee

--

Dave Peterson

You're welcome, and thanks for the feedback :)
--
John C


"El Bee" wrote:

Thanks John and Dave; this fixed the problem.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Select the offending cell
Format it as General (or anything but text)
Then reenter the formula

(Repeat for the other cell)

El Bee wrote:

I have 2 formulas; one works and the other doesn't. The second one displays
as text and not a formula. Can someone tell me what to look for?

Formula 1 : =Sheet1!B2&", "&Sheet1!C2 : it shows the persons last name,
first name

Formula 2: =Sheet1!D2 : it shows =Sheet1!D2 (it should be a number 80101)

There are 4 formulas on this row which look at the same row of the
worksheet. Two of these formulas work and the other to do not; they just
display the formula.

Thanks,

El Bee

--

Dave Peterson