This has been happening for a while. I am unable to use formulas in Excel. I have the fields set to GENERAL and I am trying to get the first 5 of a zip code using =LEFT(A1,5) but I get an error anytime I try to use a formula (cannot VLOOKUP). The error basically says "there was a problem with your formula. If you are not trying to type a formula add a ' in the front of the = sign" There is no help for what to do if I actually AM trying to write a formula. I have looked in Options in the formulas section and Automatic Workbook Calculations are on.
