How do I avoid getting a #VALUE! return when a formula I've standardized for
repetitive rows or columns may involve cells containing text?

am i SOL or is there hope?
thanks
Mark

I am using Excel (part of the Office XP for Students and Teachers package).  
I am trying to use percentage formatting for my data cells.  The formatting
dialogue box claims that choosing "percentage" has the result of multiplying
the cell value by 100 and then adding a percentage ...

When I try to acess my saved Excel files, I get this error message block:
EXCEL
X This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.
If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.

Hi, I am trying to use this, and whenever I open it and try to go to one of
the links, I get the message This document was opened with Macros Disabled.  
A host application may disable or enable macros. This error has the following
causes and solutions: You opened the document ...

When I try to open one of my most important files, I get the error message...
The instruction at "0x300a5f1d" referenced memory at "0x058a6cd4". The
memory could not be "read".
... and then excel is terminated. I have worked weeks on this file and do

As soon as I open Excel and click into the first cell, the program will not
release the cell.  It will not even let me access the Menus above.  Is this a
software issue?  I believe there is a quick keyboard sequence fix but I dont
know what it is and can not find the information ...

Running XP (Home) Office; occassionally getting app handups in module
WKSSS.EXE. Ver 7.2.7 Veridied that I have latest updates. Reported problem to
Microsoft but getting no fixe or even info. Can anyone help me?

every time i open and close excel i get this error message.  what can i do to
get rid of the error, whatever it means.

I am typing in dates in excel.
I type in 3/30/1978 and it comes out 30-Mar-1978
Than I type in 3/30/1878 and it comes out 3/30/1878 but it should appear
30-Mar-1878

File formats of an EXCEL file created in XP will get
altered when the file is brought up in Win2000/2002/2003.  
For large EXCEL files created/updated in XP will cause
problem when formatting cells of the file in

I am using excel 2003.  When my macro opens a different
workbook I get the warning...
This application is about to initialize Active x
controls...

Excel 2003 has the ability to save a tab delimited text file. Everything in
that regard works properly except when a certain cell has some text that
contains commas, for example, if cell A1 contains "BLAH" and A2 contains "A,
B, C", then saving as a tab delimited text does not ...

Tried everything on web site and run detect and repair, deleted all *.xls
files relating to adobe, still get the error

Excel crashes immediately whenever I attept to edit a formula (by pressing
the = button). It looks like a conflict, but the same problem occurs, even
when in safe mode - so identifying where is difficult. Repairing/reinstalling
does not solve the problem.