Excel 07 cell reference formula only showing literal text not value
Hi, I've used Excel before but not 2007 version. I have a simple cell reference formula in a cell B2 that I'm trying to reference the value in A2. In B2 I have =A2. And all that is displaying in B2 is the literal text of the formula, it is not returning the value in A2. I've never experience this behavior in Excel. With a simple cell reference formula it should return the value it's trying to reference not the literal text. Is there something new in 2007 I need to do? TIA G
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