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HOW DO I STOP AUTOMATIC SCIENTIFIC NOTATION IN A CELL
When entering a part number such as 419E1 the cell defaults to scientific and
displays - 4190 - unless I use a ' before this kind of part number. If I re-enter a normal number after that, the cell remains in the scientific mode. |
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HOW DO I STOP AUTOMATIC SCIENTIFIC NOTATION IN A CELL
format the cell as number prior to entering the first piece of data
-- John MOS Master Instructor Office 2000, 2002 & 2003 Please reply & rate any replies you get Ice Hockey rules (especially the Wightlink Raiders) "crankyhank" wrote: When entering a part number such as 419E1 the cell defaults to scientific and displays - 4190 - unless I use a ' before this kind of part number. If I re-enter a normal number after that, the cell remains in the scientific mode. |
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HOW DO I STOP AUTOMATIC SCIENTIFIC NOTATION IN A CELL
Either use that apostrophe, or pre-format the cell(s) as Text.
The nature of the beast. Bob Umlas Excel MVP "crankyhank" wrote in message ... When entering a part number such as 419E1 the cell defaults to scientific and displays - 4190 - unless I use a ' before this kind of part number. If I re-enter a normal number after that, the cell remains in the scientific mode. |
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