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CountIf formula results in the formula itself being displayed.
I work in large Excel data files where I frequently do a "countif" to compare
account numbers. Sometimes, the "countif" function will result in displaying the actual formula in the cell, rather than the result. I have tried to make sure the cells are formatted correctly, etc., but nothing works. Any ideas?? |
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CountIf formula results in the formula itself being displayed.
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One possibility is that your sheet is simply displaying formulas. When this occurs, try hitting Ctrl ` The ` is on the key next to the number 1 key. Hope this helps. Andy. "NewKid" wrote in message ... I work in large Excel data files where I frequently do a "countif" to compare account numbers. Sometimes, the "countif" function will result in displaying the actual formula in the cell, rather than the result. I have tried to make sure the cells are formatted correctly, etc., but nothing works. Any ideas?? |
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CountIf formula results in the formula itself being displayed.
Is it only the COUNTIF formula that shows up as text or does any formula show up as text? If any formula shows up as text than the cell you entered the formula in was probably formatted as text prior to entering it. Delete the COUNTIF formula and check that cell's format. If it is Text then change it to General and re-enter your formula. If it is not text then check under Tools/Options/View Tab to see if in the Window View area the check box next to formulas is selected. If it is, all formulas in your sheet will be visible and not their results. HTH Cheers, Steve -- SteveG ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SteveG's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=7571 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=495346 |
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CountIf formula results in the formula itself being displayed.
Thanks! It is only the COUNTIF function that does this. All my other
functions and formulas are displaying normally. Also, MOST of the time, this doesn't happen, but every once in awhile, it just does. I have formatted to general, BUT usuallly the account numbers in these columns are preceeded by zeros and when I format to General and recalc, it drops the first zero... I have also "cleared" the formats, but that doesn't seem to do it either. Do you think it could be something silly like my worksheet is just so large (I frequently have 40,000 plus rows and at least 100 columns.) Thanks again. Any further ideas are appreciated. Mary "SteveG" wrote: Is it only the COUNTIF formula that shows up as text or does any formula show up as text? If any formula shows up as text than the cell you entered the formula in was probably formatted as text prior to entering it. Delete the COUNTIF formula and check that cell's format. If it is Text then change it to General and re-enter your formula. If it is not text then check under Tools/Options/View Tab to see if in the Window View area the check box next to formulas is selected. If it is, all formulas in your sheet will be visible and not their results. HTH Cheers, Steve -- SteveG ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SteveG's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=7571 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=495346 |
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CountIf formula results in the formula itself being displayed.
Thanks Andy.
I did try that, but it didn't make a difference. Any other ideas? Thanks for your help. Mary "Andy" wrote: Hi One possibility is that your sheet is simply displaying formulas. When this occurs, try hitting Ctrl ` The ` is on the key next to the number 1 key. Hope this helps. Andy. "NewKid" wrote in message ... I work in large Excel data files where I frequently do a "countif" to compare account numbers. Sometimes, the "countif" function will result in displaying the actual formula in the cell, rather than the result. I have tried to make sure the cells are formatted correctly, etc., but nothing works. Any ideas?? |
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The only other option I can think of is that the cell is formatted as Text before you enter the formula. You would need to change the format to General and then re-enter the formula. Andy. "NewKid" wrote in message ... Thanks! It is only the COUNTIF function that does this. All my other functions and formulas are displaying normally. Also, MOST of the time, this doesn't happen, but every once in awhile, it just does. I have formatted to general, BUT usuallly the account numbers in these columns are preceeded by zeros and when I format to General and recalc, it drops the first zero... I have also "cleared" the formats, but that doesn't seem to do it either. Do you think it could be something silly like my worksheet is just so large (I frequently have 40,000 plus rows and at least 100 columns.) Thanks again. Any further ideas are appreciated. Mary "SteveG" wrote: Is it only the COUNTIF formula that shows up as text or does any formula show up as text? If any formula shows up as text than the cell you entered the formula in was probably formatted as text prior to entering it. Delete the COUNTIF formula and check that cell's format. If it is Text then change it to General and re-enter your formula. If it is not text then check under Tools/Options/View Tab to see if in the Window View area the check box next to formulas is selected. If it is, all formulas in your sheet will be visible and not their results. HTH Cheers, Steve -- SteveG ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SteveG's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=7571 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=495346 |
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CountIf formula results in the formula itself being displayed.
You shouldn't need to change all of the formats, just the one where you are entering your COUNTIF function. I just did a COUNTIF on a spreadsheet with 50,000 plus rows and it worked fine. Steve -- SteveG ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SteveG's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=7571 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=495346 |
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CountIf formula results in the formula itself being displayed.
I just "cleared" all formats, then tried it, and it still didn't work. Then
I copied and pasted the data only into a new sheet, and it worked!! Not sure what this is all about, and it must have something to do with formatting of cells, but in any case, thanks for all your help! I'm set - for today anyway. :-) Mary "Andy" wrote: Hi The only other option I can think of is that the cell is formatted as Text before you enter the formula. You would need to change the format to General and then re-enter the formula. Andy. "NewKid" wrote in message ... Thanks! It is only the COUNTIF function that does this. All my other functions and formulas are displaying normally. Also, MOST of the time, this doesn't happen, but every once in awhile, it just does. I have formatted to general, BUT usuallly the account numbers in these columns are preceeded by zeros and when I format to General and recalc, it drops the first zero... I have also "cleared" the formats, but that doesn't seem to do it either. Do you think it could be something silly like my worksheet is just so large (I frequently have 40,000 plus rows and at least 100 columns.) Thanks again. Any further ideas are appreciated. Mary "SteveG" wrote: Is it only the COUNTIF formula that shows up as text or does any formula show up as text? If any formula shows up as text than the cell you entered the formula in was probably formatted as text prior to entering it. Delete the COUNTIF formula and check that cell's format. If it is Text then change it to General and re-enter your formula. If it is not text then check under Tools/Options/View Tab to see if in the Window View area the check box next to formulas is selected. If it is, all formulas in your sheet will be visible and not their results. HTH Cheers, Steve -- SteveG ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SteveG's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=7571 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=495346 |
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CountIf formula results in the formula itself being displayed.
Just a Thought.
Try clicking on the cell that is displaying the formula, then press F2. Next press enter. Regards, Paul "NewKid" wrote in message ... I work in large Excel data files where I frequently do a "countif" to compare account numbers. Sometimes, the "countif" function will result in displaying the actual formula in the cell, rather than the result. I have tried to make sure the cells are formatted correctly, etc., but nothing works. Any ideas?? |
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CountIf formula results in the formula itself being displayed.
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Either you are in Formula View or the formula cells are formatted as text. Changing the Format alone won't do the trick. For the first, hit CTRL + `(back quote above TAB key) to toggle View Formulas on/off. For the second, Format the cells to General then F2 and ENTER to see results. If you have already done a great whack of these formulas, select all and EditReplace what: = with: = Replace All and OK. Gord Dibben Excel MVP On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 13:20:02 -0800, NewKid wrote: I work in large Excel data files where I frequently do a "countif" to compare account numbers. Sometimes, the "countif" function will result in displaying the actual formula in the cell, rather than the result. I have tried to make sure the cells are formatted correctly, etc., but nothing works. Any ideas?? |
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