Writing the Formula
Writing formulas in a MS Works spreadsheets is a little different than the way it is done in math class.
An MS Works formula starts with the equal sign ( = ) rather than ending with it.
The equal sign always goes in the cell where you want the formula answer to appear.
The equal sign informs MS Works that what follows is part of a formula, and not just a name or a number.
An MS Works formula would like this:
=3 + 2
rather than:
3 + 2 =
