Thank you, I will be more careful when using formulae without starting with =.
It is easy to circumvent, I was just interested in the possible reason.
I checked, I cannot recreate the problem when trying to duplicate in column C - so it cannot be that. Excel still auto corrects in column C
I usually type it as =-R3.
Sometimes (when I am in a hurry, and only want to make a quick calculation without needing to setup a sheet for future use) I type -R3.
If I reference another column (eg -S3) I do not have the problem (excel changes the formula to =-S3), it is only (as far as I am...
Hi Hui
Thank you for your reply.
It does not really answer my query, but I was obviously not very clear.
Why is there a difference between =-R3 and -R3?
Hi
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I have a sheet with some numbers in column R. If I reference these...