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Formula in table doesn't calculate
Hi,
I'm running into, for me, new and unexpected behaviour in Excel online.
When creating a sum formula at the end of a row, excel doesn't calculate the sum but instead shows the formula with a dashed line around it. Pressing the enter key or F2 does not result in the required calculation.
I did check that "show formula's" is turned off. That function toggles other formula's in the sheet as expected.
I understand the notation with the @-sign, I don't think that has a relation with the problem.
Any ideas how I can get excel to perform the calculation?
Cheers,
JB
That's weird. When I create such a formula in the Dutch version of Excel Online, it also inserts a semicolon - see 1.
But when I remove the semicolon, the formula works as intended - see 2.
Thx for replying.
I created the formula by clicking on the cells. So Excel generated the notation with the semicolons (;).
When I remove the semicolons and give <enter>, Excel re-inserts the semi-colons and returns to the state as depicted in the original post.Edit: it appears to be a problem with Excel online, because on Excel desktop app I cannot reproduce the problem. Unfortunately, security measures don't allow me to download the original excel file to my desktop.
That's weird. When I create such a formula in the Dutch version of Excel Online, it also inserts a semicolon - see 1.
But when I remove the semicolon, the formula works as intended - see 2.
