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Asked: 2026-05-28T01:03:39+00:00

I want to make a list with some documentation and in one cell I

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I want to make a list with some documentation and in one cell I need to have the following syntax:

=Same like ...

but Excel automatically changes the display of the cell to

#NAME?

How can I tell Excel that I just want to display some text in a cell like this: =Same like ...

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  1. Editorial Team

    Every cell content which starts with = is automatically interpreted as formula by Excel. If you need to enter a string starting with the equals sign, you have to tell Excel to interpret this cell as string and not as formula. Do so by prepending the string with a single quote ('), like this:

    '= Same like
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