Cant see what i type in excel cells until i hit enter

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This is driving me mad - On an old worksheet which I use in the latest Excel Beta, I cannot view what I am typing in the cell until I press enter. It appears in the formula bar but not in the cell. Strangely, if I create a new blank worksheet, I can view cell content while typing in there so it seems it must be a option that I need to toggle for the old worksheet. I've looked everywhere but still cannot find it. Hope someone can help

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