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Old 07-27-2020, 05:10 AM
TimTDP TimTDP is offline Excel thinks I am creating a formulae Windows 7 64bit Excel thinks I am creating a formulae Office 2010 32bit
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If I enter -6.6 into a cell, Excel returns an error message saying that the formulae is incorrect. I am not trying to create a formulae. Just want to enter a negative number!


The cell is format as General. Have tried changing it to Number, but this did not help

How do I correct this?

Excel suggested putting an apostrophe before the number, e.g. '-6.6, but then I cannot reference this cell in a formulae in another cell
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Old 07-27-2020, 08:36 AM
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Does this help ?

How to Change How Excel Displays Negative Numbers
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Old 07-28-2020, 12:30 PM
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i wonder if it is something to do with regional settings? Can you attach an example work book?
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