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Check if you have a space at the beggining of the formula
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Check if you have a space at the beggining of the formula

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Why when using the TRIM FUNCTION &nbsp;the formula just shows up in the cell and not the value?<br />
For example this is what shows:<br />
ABDALLA, ATIF &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=TRIM(A2)<br />
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See attached screen print.<br />
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Thanks<br />
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trim.doc

Why when using the TRIM FUNCTION  the formula just shows up in the cell and not the value?
For example this is what shows:
ABDALLA, ATIF	=TRIM(A2)

See attached screen print.

Thanks

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