This is a windows setting.
Windows start button|settings|control panel|regional settings applet
regional options tab (in winxp), click customize
Look for Numbers tab
List separator.
change from semicolon to comma.
Semicolon is very common in Europe and other non-North American locations.
> User has arguments within functions separated by semicolons rather than
> commas. Would like to change to default to comma separation.
>
> EX: =IF(A1>0;B1;C1) ---- Current argument separator
> =IF(A1>0,B1,C1) ---- Prefered argument separator

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Dave Peterson