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Default How do I keep leading ZIPcode zeros from disappearing in Excel?

Pre-format the cells as text before entering the numbers or precede each zip
code with an apostrophe.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


On Thu, 7 Dec 2006 13:07:01 -0800, Krabapple
wrote:


When preparing an Excel document for sort-merge mailing of our Xmas cards
the leading zero in ZIPcodes disappears.

How do I keep leading ZIPcode zeros from disappearing in Excel?