why does excel return a : when I put in a .

[Guest]

Does anyone know why when I enter =SUM(A1.A22)
Excel 2003 automatically changes the formula to =SUM(A1:A22)

I would be grateful for feedback

Thanks

 

[Chip Pearson]

The proper syntax is to use a colon, not a period. I think Excel
automatically corrects this for you -- the period syntax, I
believe, comes out of Lotus 123.


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Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com

 

[Gord Dibben]

Why would you put a decimal point(period) in the formula?

Excel does not recognize that as a valid entry so assumes you mean A1:A22

Maybe you meant =SUM(A1,A22)


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP