Error message C2676

I am trying to write a small, simple program for a class that I am taking. I keep getting this error code: " error C2676: binary '>>' : 'class std::basic_ostream<char,struct std::char_traits<char> >' does not define this opera
tor or a conversion to a type acceptable to the predefined operator "

I do not understand what this means.

provide some code?

Code:

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// Lab Exercise 1
// Sum, Average, Max and Min
// By Sue Claycamp
#include <iostream>

using std::cout;  // Program uses cout
using std::cin;    // Program uses cin
using std::endl;  // Program uses endl

int main( )  // main begins program execution
{
        int number1;  // first number input by user
        int number2;  // second number input by user
        int number3;  // third number input by user
        int sum;          // sum of number1, number2, number3
        int smallest;    // smallest number input by user
        int largest;      // largest number input by user

        cout >> "Enter three numbers ";
        cin >> number1 >> number2 >> number3;

        sum = number1+ number2+ number3;
        cout << "Sum " << endl;

        largest = number1;
        if (number2 > number1)
        cout << number2 << "Largest " << endl;

        if (number3 > number1)
        cout << number3 << "Largest " << endl;

        smallest = number1;
        if (number2 < number1)
        cout << number2 << "Smallest " << endl;

        if (number3 < number1)
        cout << number3 << "Smallest " << endl;

        return 0;  // indicate that program ended successfully

}  // end main

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Code:

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cout >> "Enter three numbers ";

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To:

Code:

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cout << "Enter three numbers ";

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Thank you Tonto. Such a simple solution. I have looked at and re-written this program a dozen times today and never noticed that I was putting the symbol in the wrong way.

Think of it as putting the string into cout, or the screen.