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excel shouldnt need a symbol before the first number in an equati
Whilst excel accepts a number as positive when first entered, why when adding
further entries in the cell do you have to enter a ' +' symbol before the first number. Surely it must be intuitive that this is going to be a formula, and that a + symbol could then be automatically programmed for. Supercalc (which I used for many years before even Microsoft appeared ) and Lotus 123 both had this feature, and this saved quite a lot of time and frustration ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...et.f unctions |
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"Bernard Liengme" wrote in message
... 12+6 gives text That's what the OP is complaining about - in Lotus if you enter "12+6" (without the quotes), it automatically recognises it as numbers. Why Excel should recognise numbers as "text" is beyond me. |
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Good evening Stewart Katz Why not go to Tools Options, Transistion and check the Transition Formula Entry box to emulate the 1-2-3 method of entering formulae? HTH DominicB -- dominicb ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dominicb's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=18932 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=384534 |
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