You do not say how you add these values. Should you say =C5+G5+K5+O5+S5, you
will get a #VALUE error. However, if you use =SUM(C5,G5,K5,O5,S5), you will
get the correct answer.

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> I have two spreadsheets where in the first one I enter numbers for the week
> throughout the month. These values go from 1-1000. Also accepted values for
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> encounters text in the computations it treats them as zeros thus bypassing
> the error and giving me the total desired. Thanks in advance.