Asterisk pointing to a footnote

[Ace]

I have a formula that contains a cell with a number that has an asterisk at
the end which refers the reader to a footnote at the end of the spreadsheet.
Excel is trying to use the asterisk in the equation. Is their a way to tell
Excel that the asterisk is not part of the formula? e.g.,
a1=100
a2=100
a3=100*
a4=100
a5=100
Total=#VALUE!
when what I really want is just =500

Any help will be appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[Bill Sharpe]

I have a formula that contains a cell with a number that has an asterisk at
the end which refers the reader to a footnote at the end of the spreadsheet.
Excel is trying to use the asterisk in the equation. Is their a way to tell
Excel that the asterisk is not part of the formula? e.g.,
a1=100
a2=100
a3=100*
a4=100
a5=100
Total=#VALUE!
when what I really want is just =500

Any help will be appreciated.

Thank you.

Put the asterisk in a comment. Better yet, put the footnote in the
comment. If you don't want to use comments, insert a column after column
A, reduce its width to one character and put the asterisk there.

Bill

 

[Bernard Liengme]

Excel cannot use footnotes (as distinct from footers)
The asterisk is used by Excel as the multiplication operator
Perhaps inserting a comment might work for you
best wishes

 

[Teethless mama]

=SUMPRODUCT(SUBSTITUTE(A1:A5,"*","")+0)