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my excel doesn't recognize dormula
Hello,
I would like to ask for help since my Excel does not recognize the formula when I type it into the cell. I don't know why, maybe it's some configuration but I can't adjust it.
When I type the formula with the help of ''function arguments'' (Fx), it works, but when I write it directly in Excel, an error appears with a problem in the formula.
Has anyone ever experienced this? Can you help me please?
Make sure that you use straight quotes " around text strings, not curly quotes “. Excel doesn't recognize the latter. Also, the double quote " is a single character, not two single quotes in a row.
This problem can happen if you use the wrong argument separator.
If you use point as decimal separator (two-and-a-half is written as 2.5), then you need to use comma as argument separator. Examples:
=SUM(A1, B2)
=IF(A1>0, "Positive", "Not positive")
If you use comma as decimal separator (two-and-a-half is written as 2,5), then you need to use semicolon as argument separator. Examples:
=SUM(A1; B2)
=IF(A1>0; "Positive"; "Not positive")
- thanks for the help but i tried both ways and it still won't, with the help of excel that assembles the formula for me it recognizes the '';'', but when I do the part it doesn't recognize it with a formula and asks to put a '''*'' in front.
What is the formula that was rejected?
And what does it look like when you create it using the fx button?
