Convert Formulas in Selected Cells to Text by Inserting an ApostropheASAP Utilities › Formulas › 9. Convert Formulas in Selected Cells to Text by Inserting an ApostropheThis tool inserts an apostrophe (') in front of each formula in your selected cells, turning them into plain text so they no longer calculate. It's helpful when you want to: To convert them back into working formulas without manually removing the apostrophes, use this tool in ASAP Utilities: Numbers & Dates » Convert Numbers Stored as Text to Real Numbers Tips: · =ASAPGETFORMULA(A1) - shows the formula using your Excel language settings · =ASAPGETFORMULAINT(A1) - shows the formula in international English notation Starting this tool
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