Entering '=' as the first character in a cell

Question

I have a VBA macro that runs and often needs to have \"=\" as the first character in a cell. Cells are filled with such values as \"= Domestic\", \"<> Domestic\", etc.

Answer 1

Add a single quote ' at the start of the string:

Cells(row, col).Value = "'" & x

and you will get what you want.

Answer 2

This is an alternate method

Sub Test()
    Dim myRange As Range

    Set myRange = Range("C:C") 'Column "C"
    myRange.NumberFormat = "@" 'Set cell format of range to plain text
    myRange.Cells(1, 1) = "= Domestic"

End Sub

Compared to manji's answer, it provides no performance or size enhancement...just different.