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Thumbs up Answer: zeros show as dashes in spreadsheet, want to show 0.

Hi there! It sounds like you're having trouble with your Excel spreadsheet displaying zeros as dashes instead of the actual number.

Here's what you can do to fix it:
  1. Select the cells that you want to display as zeros instead of dashes.
  2. Right-click on the selected cells and choose "Format Cells" from the drop-down menu.
  3. In the Format Cells dialog box, select the "Number" tab.
  4. Under "Category," choose "Custom."
  5. In the "Type" field, enter the following format code:
    Formula:
    0.00;-0.00;
  6. Click "OK" to apply the changes.

This format code tells Excel to display positive numbers with two decimal places, negative numbers with two decimal places and a minus sign, and zero values as simply "0".

Once you've applied this format to your cells, they should display zeros instead of dashes.
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