Cell format

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Wed 26 Mar 2008, 17:00 Delegate Kristina said...

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Cell format

When using a dash in a number; eg 12-3, the cell will automatically change this to a date eg 12-march. Changing the cell format to general or number does not rectify this. Does this mean it is not possible to have a number such as 12-3 in a spreadsheet?

Wed 26 Mar 2008, 20:34 Trainer Rich said...

RE: Cell format

Hello

Before you type the number, set the format of the cell to be text. The dash is the problem here because as soon as you put this in excel will no longer recognise it as a number. you have to use text

regards
rich

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