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Anything you type into the Formula Bar which contains a non-numerical character is considered by Mesa to be text.

   
Field where you type in the formula
   

The exceptions to the above rule are items starting with the Formula Indicators =, +, -, and @

Text strings are automatically left-aligned in a cell. You can change the alignment by using the Cell Format Inspector.

Text strings have a value of zero if they are included (usually by mistake) in the range of a calculation

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