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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions powerapps-docs/maker/canvas-apps/working-with-variables.md
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Expand Up @@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ Excel doesn't have variables. The value of a cell that contains a formula change

Apps that you create in Power Apps behave very much like Excel. Instead of updating cells, you can add controls wherever you want on a screen and name them for use in formulas.

For example, you can replicate the Excel behavior in an app by adding a **[Label](controls/control-text-box.md)** control, named **Label1**, and two **[Text input](controls/control-text-input.md)** controls, named **TextInput1** and **TextInput2**. If you then set the **[Text](controls/properties-core.md)** property of **Label1** to **TextInput1 + TextInput2**, it will always show the sum of whatever numbers are in **TextInput1** and **TextInput2** automatically.
For example, you can replicate the Excel behavior in an app by adding a **[Label](controls/control-text-box.md)** control, named **Label1**, and two **[Text input](controls/control-text-input.md)** controls, named **TextInput1** and **TextInput2**. If you then set the **[Text](controls/properties-core.md)** property of **Label1** to **TextInput1.Text + TextInput2.Text**, it will always show the sum of whatever numbers are in **TextInput1** and **TextInput2** automatically.

![Calculating the sum of two numbers in Power Apps.](media/working-with-variables/recalc1.png)

Notice that the **Label1** control is selected, showing its **[Text](controls/properties-core.md)** formula in the formula bar at the top of the screen. Here we find the formula **TextInput1 + TextInput2**. This formula creates a dependency between these controls, just as dependencies are created between cells in an Excel workbook. Let's change the value of **TextInput1**:
Notice that the **Label1** control is selected, showing its **[Text](controls/properties-core.md)** formula in the formula bar at the top of the screen. Here we find the formula **TextInput1.Text + TextInput2.Text**. This formula creates a dependency between these controls, just as dependencies are created between cells in an Excel workbook. Let's change the value of **TextInput1**:

![Animation of calculating the sum of two numbers in Power Apps.](media/working-with-variables/recalc2.gif)

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