Cell Contents not Visible In Formula Bar

[chemicalx]

Hi All, So……some of my cells, say an entire row, don’t appear in the formula bar, almost like they are hidden or invisible. i.e. when i am in A1, A2, etc, i don’t see the contents in that top bar where i would type it in. But the bar reacts like there is something there when i use the back button. Thoughts?

 

[Toadstool]

Hi Chemicalx,

Maybe the cells have Format, Protection, Hidden selected and the sheet has been Protected?

If you now right-click the sheet name, select Protect Sheet and enter a password twice then it would appear as