Changes cell function to answer

[Denise]

When I have formatted a cell as Normal and then go enter a formula such as
+33/365 (using a plus at the beginning of the formual instead of an equals
sign) Does anyone know why excell automatically changes the formula to the
answer of 0.9041095?? I no longer have the formula in the cell just the
answer? It only happens if I have that formatting and use the +sign (which
is easier to use because it is on the number pad) Any help is appreciated!

 

[Gary''s Student]

The formula is actually there. The formula bar show the formula, the cell
shows the value.

 

[Denise]

Not the case - in my sheet the formula bar shows the value and the formula is
no where to be found!

 

[Teethless mama]

Excel is reconize "+" in front as a formula.

 

[PCLIVE]

What do you mean when you say you have the formatted a cell as "Normal"?
Where do you set that?

Regards,
Paul

 

[Denise]

That doesn't explain why it changes the formula entry to the answer. Even if
I have formatted the cell as Normal and then enter a formula such as
"+1000*33/365*5" - the division part of the function is changed to its answer
and the rest of the function stays as is! Very strange,

 

[Dave Peterson]

If you close excel and restart it in safe mode

Close excel
windows start button|Run
excel /safe

and open your workbook and reenter
+33/365

Do you see the formula in the formula bar?

If yes, maybe you have a helpful macro that's trying to do a conversion--maybe
make a cell all caps or all lower case???

And that macro isn't written to not touch formulas.

If no, I don't have another guess.

By the way, most excel users would enter: =33/365
(since excel will change that leading + to an equal sign anyway)

(You're a (former???) user of lotus?????)