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Turning off Auto Number Formatting
Excel reads a number such as 10-10-7001 as a date. How do
I turn off 'auto number formatting' so that if I enter "10- 10-7001" it comes off on a report as that - and not a date? |
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Turning off Auto Number Formatting
Hi Lorraine
one way: Prio to entering values format the cells as 'Text' another way: enter your data with a preceding apostrophe. e.g. '10-10-7001 Frank Lorraine wrote: Excel reads a number such as 10-10-7001 as a date. How do I turn off 'auto number formatting' so that if I enter "10- 10-7001" it comes off on a report as that - and not a date? |
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