Memory failure : Getting Sum to work

[Drew Cutter]

I added the number 200 3 times (vertical) . Got the correct answer but i
can't seem to get the answer to appear in the total cell. Just the
formula shows up . What am i doing wrong ?

[Dave Peterson]

Format the cell with the formula as General (or number--just not text).

Then with that cell selected, hit F2 followed by enter.

Drew Cutter wrote:
>
> I added the number 200 3 times (vertical) . Got the correct answer but i
> can't seem to get the answer to appear in the total cell. Just the
> formula shows up . What am i doing wrong ?

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Dave Peterson

[Bob Phillips]

It sounds as though the cell is formatted as text. Change it to a format of
General, hit F2 and Enter.

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HTH

Bob Phillips

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"Drew Cutter" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I added the number 200 3 times (vertical) . Got the correct answer but i
> can't seem to get the answer to appear in the total cell. Just the
> formula shows up . What am i doing wrong ?

[Drew Cutter]

Didn't seem to work . I used the currency format. Maybe i need a step by
step explanation. Use column C3 , C4 , C5 . 250 , 300 ,400 . I get the
correct total , just not in the format that i want . Need to hide the
formula in the final box C6.

Dave Peterson wrote:
> Format the cell with the formula as General (or number--just not text).
>
> Then with that cell selected, hit F2 followed by enter.
>
> Drew Cutter wrote:
>> I added the number 200 3 times (vertical) . Got the correct answer but i
>> can't seem to get the answer to appear in the total cell. Just the
>> formula shows up . What am i doing wrong ?
>

[Dave Peterson]

If you get the correct result for your formula, then you should be able to use
Format|cells|Number tab to make the cell display the formatting you want.

If you lock the cell (format|Cells|protection tab)
and then protect the worksheet (tools|protection|protect sheet)

the formula will will be hidden.



Drew Cutter wrote:
>
> Didn't seem to work . I used the currency format. Maybe i need a step by
> step explanation. Use column C3 , C4 , C5 . 250 , 300 ,400 . I get the
> correct total , just not in the format that i want . Need to hide the
> formula in the final box C6.
>
> Dave Peterson wrote:
> > Format the cell with the formula as General (or number--just not text).
> >
> > Then with that cell selected, hit F2 followed by enter.
> >
> > Drew Cutter wrote:
> >> I added the number 200 3 times (vertical) . Got the correct answer but i
> >> can't seem to get the answer to appear in the total cell. Just the
> >> formula shows up . What am i doing wrong ?
> >

--

Dave Peterson

[Drew Cutter]

As nearly as i can tell its only happen on this worksheet. Try to clean
it out of all things possible that preventing from doing a simple thing
like adding. Open up a new work sheet , no problems.

Dave Peterson wrote:
> If you get the correct result for your formula, then you should be able to use
> Format|cells|Number tab to make the cell display the formatting you want.
>
> If you lock the cell (format|Cells|protection tab)
> and then protect the worksheet (tools|protection|protect sheet)
>
> the formula will will be hidden.
>
>
>
> Drew Cutter wrote:
>> Didn't seem to work . I used the currency format. Maybe i need a step by
>> step explanation. Use column C3 , C4 , C5 . 250 , 300 ,400 . I get the
>> correct total , just not in the format that i want . Need to hide the
>> formula in the final box C6.
>>
>> Dave Peterson wrote:
>>> Format the cell with the formula as General (or number--just not text).
>>>
>>> Then with that cell selected, hit F2 followed by enter.
>>>
>>> Drew Cutter wrote:
>>>> I added the number 200 3 times (vertical) . Got the correct answer but i
>>>> can't seem to get the answer to appear in the total cell. Just the
>>>> formula shows up . What am i doing wrong ?
>