formula returns 0 in cell but in FX is returning actual value

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i have a problem with my spreadsheet i have a series of different formulas that are showing o in the cells on excel but when you click on fx for the fuction, a value is actually being returned by the formula but its not being displayed in the cell, 0 is being displayed instead of the value the formula is returning. i am not sure how to fix this
 

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jacinthn said:
i have a problem with my spreadsheet i have a series of different formulas that are showing o in the cells on excel but when you click on fx for the fuction, a value is actually being returned by the formula but its not being displayed in the cell, 0 is being displayed instead of the value the formula is returning. i am not sure how to fix this
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You may have Excel set to manual calculation. Press the F9 key to see if the cells with 0 change to the expected values. If they do, set calculation to Automatic.
 
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jacinthn said:
i have a problem with my spreadsheet i have a series of different formulas that are showing o in the cells on excel but when you click on fx for the fuction, a value is actually being returned by the formula but its not being displayed in the cell, 0 is being displayed instead of the value the formula is returning. i am not sure how to fix this
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Care to post a formula that behaves as descibed?
 
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i did that and nothing happened its stilll displaying zero, i even tried changing the format of the cell
 
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