Cell only shows formula entered

[duketter]

Excel 2003 - I am entering a formula into a cell. When I click the enter key
the cell only shows the formula, not the results. This has happened before
and not sure what fixed it, but sometimes it does this and the next time the
formula will work. I am trying to do a vlookup. But instead the cell just
shows: =VLOOKUP(C:C,Sheet3!A:C,3,false). It won't display the result of the
formula. I have shows formulas in the tools-option menu unchecked.

Thanks

 

[Richard]

hit ctrl ` at the same time, this is the way to toggle between the result and
the actual formula

 

[Dave Peterson]

Another thing to try:
Try formatting the cell as General (or anything but Text)
then with that cell still selected
F2 then enter