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Old April 30th, 2004, 04:28 PM
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Default Placing the "&" symbol in an excel header

Since the "&" symbol is used as a programming tool in an
excel header how can I tell excel that it is just a piece
of text that I want to show on my header page?
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Old April 30th, 2004, 04:34 PM
Dave R.
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Default Placing the "&" symbol in an excel header

You can put an apostrophe before it like
'&

same with
'=
'+
'=SUM(A1:A3)


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Since the "&" symbol is used as a programming tool in an
excel header how can I tell excel that it is just a piece
of text that I want to show on my header page?



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Old April 30th, 2004, 04:49 PM
Dick Kusleika
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Default Placing the "&" symbol in an excel header

In the header and footer, you need two ampersands (&&)

See here

http://www.dicks-blog.com/excel/2004...aders_and.html

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"Dave R." wrote in message
...
You can put an apostrophe before it like
'&

same with
'=
'+
'=SUM(A1:A3)


wrote in message
...
Since the "&" symbol is used as a programming tool in an
excel header how can I tell excel that it is just a piece
of text that I want to show on my header page?





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Old April 30th, 2004, 04:50 PM
Peo Sjoblom
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Default Placing the "&" symbol in an excel header

If the OP wants this in a header he needs 2 ampersands,


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"Dave R." wrote in message
...
You can put an apostrophe before it like
'&

same with
'=
'+
'=SUM(A1:A3)


wrote in message
...
Since the "&" symbol is used as a programming tool in an
excel header how can I tell excel that it is just a piece
of text that I want to show on my header page?





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Old April 30th, 2004, 04:50 PM
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Default Placing the "&" symbol in an excel header

That doesn't seem to work in the header area. The "'"
shows up in the test of the header. For exmaple instead
of "Law & Order" appearing in the header "Law ' Order"
appears.
-----Original Message-----
You can put an apostrophe before it like
'&

same with
'=
'+
'=SUM(A1:A3)


wrote in message
...
Since the "&" symbol is used as a programming tool in an
excel header how can I tell excel that it is just a

piece
of text that I want to show on my header page?



.

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Old April 30th, 2004, 04:55 PM
Dave R.
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Default Placing the "&" symbol in an excel header

Oops sorry 'bout that!



"Dave R." wrote in message
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You can put an apostrophe before it like
'&

same with
'=
'+
'=SUM(A1:A3)


wrote in message
...
Since the "&" symbol is used as a programming tool in an
excel header how can I tell excel that it is just a piece
of text that I want to show on my header page?





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Old April 30th, 2004, 06:26 PM
Gord Dibben
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Default Placing the "&" symbol in an excel header

Use two && as in....

Lewis && Clarke

Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 08:28:58 -0700,
wrote:

Since the "&" symbol is used as a programming tool in an
excel header how can I tell excel that it is just a piece
of text that I want to show on my header page?


 




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