Is there any way to type a formula into a cell, but not make it active?
I want to have the formula on the spreadsheet so that I can explain
what it does, but I don't want the equal sign to appear because it will
most certainly give me a value.

This formula will add all the sums of E4 through E10
=SUM(E4:E10)

Like I said though, I don't want the cell that this formulas is in to
have a value in there; only the formula itself must exist there.

Thanks all.


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I believe I found an answer to my question ...

I inserted a comment field and I explained what the formula does and
how they have to change the range of numbers to get a value.

That might work for now, but I'm still curious if there is an answer to
my original question.

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how about an ' before the =

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Is there any way to type a formula into a cell, but not make it active?
I want to have the formula on the spreadsheet so that I can explain
what it does, but I don't want the equal sign to appear because it will
most certainly give me a value.

This formula will add all the sums of E4 through E10
=SUM(E4:E10)

Like I said though, I don't want the cell that this formulas is in to
have a value in there; only the formula itself must exist there.

Thanks all.


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Try preceding your formula with an apostrophe when you enter it in the
cell, e.g,

'=SUM(E4:E10)


I hope this is what you are looking for.

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Yea ... It worked !!!

I appreciate the help BenjieLop and Don Guillett.


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Thank you for the feedback ...


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glad to help

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Yea ... It worked !!!

I appreciate the help BenjieLop and Don Guillett.


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