Problem with Equation Display

I am a resonably experienced Excel user trying to use to enter some equations
into a new spreadsheet. Something's screwy because the cells where I typed
my equations are displaying the equation and not the result. I tried doing
things differently - using Excel to prod me to enter the equation, and even
using simple equations like "=1/2" to try to get a numerical result. No
luck, all I get is a text form of the equation. The
Tools/Options/View/Formulas checkbox is clear, so that is not the problem.
What can I have set wrong?
Doug

Are the cells in question formatted as text? Try formatting them as
numbers, or currency, or General, and see if you get the desired
results.

Those cells are probably formatted as Text (Format | Cells... | Number
tab). Format them as 'General' and then enter the formula.

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Tushar Mehta
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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> I am a resonably experienced Excel user trying to use to enter some equations
> into a new spreadsheet. Something's screwy because the cells where I typed
> my equations are displaying the equation and not the result. I tried doing
> things differently - using Excel to prod me to enter the equation, and even
> using simple equations like "=1/2" to try to get a numerical result. No
> luck, all I get is a text form of the equation. The
> Tools/Options/View/Formulas checkbox is clear, so that is not the problem.
> What can I have set wrong?
> Doug
>

Thanks guys,
I don't know how it happened, but you were both right. Changing the format
to general fixed the problem.
Doug

"Tushar Mehta" wrote:

> Those cells are probably formatted as Text (Format | Cells... | Number
> tab). Format them as 'General' and then enter the formula.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Tushar Mehta
> www.tushar-mehta.com
> Excel, PowerPoint, and VBA add-ins, tutorials
> Custom MS Office productivity solutions
>
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] says...
> > I am a resonably experienced Excel user trying to use to enter some equations
> > into a new spreadsheet. Something's screwy because the cells where I typed
> > my equations are displaying the equation and not the result. I tried doing
> > things differently - using Excel to prod me to enter the equation, and even
> > using simple equations like "=1/2" to try to get a numerical result. No
> > luck, all I get is a text form of the equation. The
> > Tools/Options/View/Formulas checkbox is clear, so that is not the problem.
> > What can I have set wrong?
> > Doug
> >
>