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How do I Get Rid of "###" in an Excel field?



 
 
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Old April 30th, 2010, 05:58 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
dblbbldick
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Default How do I Get Rid of "###" in an Excel field?

Title tells all. This is probably so basis Old Hands will laff selves silly
but I'm roadkill alongside the on-ramp to the Infobahn. I've bludgeoned
Excel into taking new fields, but problem keeps recurring and I'd like a
permanent fix.
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Old April 30th, 2010, 06:15 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
Luke M[_4_]
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Default How do I Get Rid of "###" in an Excel field?

Make the column wider so that the entire number can be displayed.

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Title tells all. This is probably so basis Old Hands will laff selves
silly
but I'm roadkill alongside the on-ramp to the Infobahn. I've bludgeoned
Excel into taking new fields, but problem keeps recurring and I'd like a
permanent fix.





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Old April 30th, 2010, 08:59 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
Gord Dibben
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Default How do I Get Rid of "###" in an Excel field?

Negative times or dates will show as #########

If numeric contents are too long #### will show...........widen the column.

If long strings of text, change format of cell to "General"


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:58:02 -0700, dblbbldick
wrote:

Title tells all. This is probably so basis Old Hands will laff selves silly
but I'm roadkill alongside the on-ramp to the Infobahn. I've bludgeoned
Excel into taking new fields, but problem keeps recurring and I'd like a
permanent fix.


 




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