Formulas displaying as text. Show Formulas NOT turned on. Fast fix for entire column?

blbat

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I've got a bunch of formulas displaying as text, instead of showing the value of the formula- "Show Formulas" is NOT turned on!

I know the fix for a single cell is to click into the cell and hit the "Enter" key. is there a fix for an entire column, or range of cells?

thx!
 

Excel Facts

What do {} around a formula in the formula bar mean?
{Formula} means the formula was entered using Ctrl+Shift+Enter signifying an old-style array formula.
First, be sure the cell format for all cells is not Text. It should be General, Number, Currency or some other numeric format.

Then, select the cells, press ctrl+h (Find and Replace), click Options and be sure that Look In Formulas is select, and click Options again to return to the Find and Replace dialog. Click Find, and enter "=" without quotes. Click Replace, and enter "=" without quotes. Then click Replace All.
 
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!! Thank you very much...I knew there had to be a fast way to do this!
 
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