Microsoft KB Archive/32374

Excel’s NOTE Function and “Error in Formula” Message PSS ID Number: Q32374 Article last modified on 02-26-1993 PSS database name: W_eXceL

2.x 3.00 | 2.x 3.00

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Summary:

Excel 3.0
Page 160 of the “Microsoft Excel Function Reference” for version 3.0 lists several examples of the NOTE function. The first of these examples states the following:

NOTE deletes the note attached to the active cell.

However, if you enter NOTE without any parameters, Excel generates an “Error in Formula” message.

Excel 2.x
Page 319 of the “Microsoft Excel Functions and Macros” for version 2.x lists several examples of the NOTE function. The first of these examples states the following:

NOTE deletes the note attached to the active cell.

However, if you enter NOTE without any parameters, Excel generates an “Error in Formula” message.

To delete the note attached to the active cell, use the function NOTE.

Additional reference words: docerr 2.0 2.00 2.01 2.1 2.10 3.0 3.00

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