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Hewtee
Aug 29, 2020Copper Contributor
Formula will not sum a row of data drawn from a sheet in same workbook and returns zero
@The formula in the yellow columns is =SUM(ADAPT[@[Owning Opportunities]:[Personal Leadership]])
- Aug 29, 2020
Riny_van_Eekelen Thanks for that, now I know what the x1 does. Of course why it should be text without it I dont understand. But anyway thank you at least I now 🙂
Riny_van_Eekelen
Aug 29, 2020Platinum Contributor
Hewtee Perhaps the numbers you are summing are in fact texts.
Hewtee
Aug 29, 2020Copper Contributor
I just forunsd the answer I have to add *1 to the formula. Thank you anyway 🙂
- Riny_van_EekelenAug 29, 2020Platinum Contributor
Hewtee Texts formatted as numbers are still texts. The multiplication turned them into real numbers that can be summed.
- HewteeAug 29, 2020Copper Contributor
Riny_van_Eekelen Thanks for that, now I know what the x1 does. Of course why it should be text without it I dont understand. But anyway thank you at least I now 🙂