Cell reference used in formula of Numbers

Some times the cell reference appears as column and row and other times it appears as column heading and row heading. How do I control this?

Erik

Posted on Nov 17, 2022 9:04 PM

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Barry

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Nov 17, 2022 10:20 PM in response to erikjoch

Hi Erik,

This is controlled by a preference setting in Numbers Preferences > General:

Checked, the formulas will show the header names; unchecked, the formula will show the column letter and number row; for the example, LEN(B2)

Regards,

Barry

erikjoch Author

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Nov 19, 2022 5:45 AM in response to Barry

Thanks Barry

I knew there had to be a way.

Erik

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