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=RANDBETWEEN() not working

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    Unhappy =RANDBETWEEN() not working

    hi,

    I am trying to use the =RANDBETWEEN() function in Excel XP however it does not seem to be working for me. I want excel to randomly pick a number between 1 and 100 so using their example on the help i put in

    =RANDBETWEEN(1,100)

    into my cell. Now when i press enter off this i get

    #NAME?

    what am i doing wrong and how can i fix it?

    I am new to doing functions on excel so please help

    cheers in advance

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    You'll need to enable the Analysis ToolPak add-in...

    Tools > Add-Ins > and check Analysis ToolPak

    Hope this helps!

    Quote Originally Posted by B_Carpet
    hi,

    I am trying to use the =RANDBETWEEN() function in Excel XP however it does not seem to be working for me. I want excel to randomly pick a number between 1 and 100 so using their example on the help i put in

    =RANDBETWEEN(1,100)

    into my cell. Now when i press enter off this i get

    #NAME?

    what am i doing wrong and how can i fix it?

    I am new to doing functions on excel so please help

    cheers in advance

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    worked perfectly cheers :D

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