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Old April 16th, 2009, 08:49 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
ckrogers
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Default IF function returns function statement rather than result

Hi. I have a simple "IF" statement in my Excel workbook
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Old April 16th, 2009, 08:54 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
Bob Umlas[_3_]
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Default IF function returns function statement rather than result

You're either entering it in a cell formatted as Text or you're looking at
the formula layer instead of the value layer. If the former, redefine the
format of the cell as General (or whatever you want) and re-enter the
formula. If the latter, press ctrl/tilde (~)

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Hi. I have a simple "IF" statement in my Excel workbook



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Old April 16th, 2009, 09:01 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
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"ckrogers" wrote:

Hi. I have a simple "IF" statement in my Excel workbook

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Old April 16th, 2009, 09:21 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
ckrogers
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Default IF function returns function statement rather than result

Thank you! That fixed it!

"Bob Umlas" wrote:

You're either entering it in a cell formatted as Text or you're looking at
the formula layer instead of the value layer. If the former, redefine the
format of the cell as General (or whatever you want) and re-enter the
formula. If the latter, press ctrl/tilde (~)

"ckrogers" wrote in message
...
Hi. I have a simple "IF" statement in my Excel workbook




 




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