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Default How can I stop Excel from displaying rounded numbers? Credit car.

I read that Excel displays rounded numbers, though the actual values will
remain the same for calculations. I'm trying to simply input a credit card
number (16 digits), and it keeps rounding the last digit down to zero. I
can't figure out how to stop this from happening. Any one else know how to
prevent this?
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Either pre-format the cells as text prior to data entry
or precede each entry with an apostrophe ('). This will
ensure the credit card # is a text string, not a number.
Excel can only handle up to 15 digits precision.

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Jason
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-----Original Message-----
I read that Excel displays rounded numbers, though the

actual values will
remain the same for calculations. I'm trying to simply

input a credit card
number (16 digits), and it keeps rounding the last digit

down to zero. I
can't figure out how to stop this from happening. Any

one else know how to
prevent this?
.

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Peo Sjoblom
 
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Precede the entry with an apostrophe ' (it won't be visible) or preformat
cell(s) as text
Excel has only 15 digit precision so credit card numbers will be truncated


Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

"OldManP" wrote:

I read that Excel displays rounded numbers, though the actual values will
remain the same for calculations. I'm trying to simply input a credit card
number (16 digits), and it keeps rounding the last digit down to zero. I
can't figure out how to stop this from happening. Any one else know how to
prevent this?

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Gord Dibben
 
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Excel has a 15 significant-digit limit.

Precede the numbers with an apostrophe to enter as text or pre-format the
cells as Text before entry.

Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 11:03:03 -0800, "OldManP"
wrote:

I read that Excel displays rounded numbers, though the actual values will
remain the same for calculations. I'm trying to simply input a credit card
number (16 digits), and it keeps rounding the last digit down to zero. I
can't figure out how to stop this from happening. Any one else know how to
prevent this?


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