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    HI, i'm new to spreadsheet, currently i'm on trial version (30days Trial) planning to buy after using it like one week, yesterday i've noticed i cannot convert text/number column into formula column it's greyed out. i've tried with different sheets different cell types it's still greyed out, please help out.





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    Vinoth

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      Hi vstr88889,

      Can you please share some screenshots of the formula you want to convert to the column formula for context?

      Thank you,

      Anjanesh Vaidya

      Thanks,

      Anjanesh Vaidya

      Smartsheet Development, Ignatiuz Software

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      First of all thanks for the quickest reply I figured out the solution: the formula column would turn gray when I clicked on an empty cell, but it would work if I typed in the formula.



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