"="preceding text

B

Bcky

I need to use the equal sign (=) before a word and not have excel read it as
a formula. I can't remember how to enter my data.
 
G

Gary''s Student

Either format the cell to Text before data entry or precede the = with an
apostrophe (single quote).
 

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