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    Formula error

    I have many spreadsheets with formula in them doing the basis calculations. For some reason instead of the answer to the formula displaying in the cell, the actual formula is showing instead of the answer to the formula. I sent a copy to a friend who opened the file up and the answer showed correctly.
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    Re: Formula error

    Press Ctrl-`
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    Re: Formula error

    jb what does that say?

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    Re: Formula error

    The same key as ~ on the unshifted level, I don't know what the character is called.

    So press Ctrl - `

    ...and formulas appear and disappear from view.

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    Re: Formula error


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    is that it?coz i have # on the tilde ~ key and cant see that symbol on my keyboard
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    Re: Formula error

    It's a Tild
    For future reference.
    ~mew~



    Also for future reference - I can't spell TildE
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    Re: Formula error

    Foreigners! (huff!) Just kidding....

    My keyboard has a regular apostrophe leaning to the right or straight up, and that character which looks like an apostrophe leaning to the left.

    `

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    Re: Formula error

    Quote Originally Posted by mewingkitty View Post
    It's a Tild
    For future reference.
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    Also for future reference - I can't spell TildE
    No, Mew, this is a tilde

    ~

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    Re: Formula error

    ah i think this is it ` its the top most left on uk keyboard just below escape and amazingly it toggles formulas!
    Last edited by martindwilson; 02-11-2009 at 09:56 PM.

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    Re: Formula error

    the internet indicates this character is called: LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK, GRAVE ACCENT

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    Re: Formula error

    no ,i think that was a surprised vincent price ! lol

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    Re: Formula error

    That's coincidentally the key which my tilde is on

    ~
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    same key.

    mew.

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    Re: Formula error

    Welcome to the forum, Lozza.

    Please take a few minutes to read the Forum Rules about thread titles, and then edit yours to make it descriptive of your problem.
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    Re: Formula error

    Quote Originally Posted by mewingkitty View Post
    That's coincidentally the key which my tilde is on

    ~
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    same key.

    mew.
    try to keep up, hehe, I said that in post #4.

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