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WHEN I TOTAL A COLUMN I GET A RESULT IN WRONG FORMAT



 
 
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Old May 21st, 2010, 10:12 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
cannotgeitright
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Default WHEN I TOTAL A COLUMN I GET A RESULT IN WRONG FORMAT

I am working on sheet 2 and when i try to get the total i get what looks like
a date instead of total. I have tried copying the group to another sheet and
it works fine but i don't want to copy the whole sheet. Help!

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Old May 21st, 2010, 10:40 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
MS-Exl-Learner
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Default WHEN I TOTAL A COLUMN I GET A RESULT IN WRONG FORMAT

Select your formula cell and Do Right ClickFormat
CellsNumberCategorySelect General and give Ok.

Remember to Click Yes, if this post helps!

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"cannotgeitright" wrote:

I am working on sheet 2 and when i try to get the total i get what looks like
a date instead of total. I have tried copying the group to another sheet and
it works fine but i don't want to copy the whole sheet. Help!

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Old May 21st, 2010, 10:41 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
Jacob Skaria
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Default WHEN I TOTAL A COLUMN I GET A RESULT IN WRONG FORMAT

Did you try formatting the cell to General.

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"cannotgeitright" wrote:

I am working on sheet 2 and when i try to get the total i get what looks like
a date instead of total. I have tried copying the group to another sheet and
it works fine but i don't want to copy the whole sheet. Help!

 




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