Try either preformating the col as Text,
or enter it with a preceding apostrophe
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Singapore
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I need to input the following into a cell: 2-12. The cell automatically
reverts to a number of 38760 or a date of 12-Feb. I format to General but
it
is inputting 12-Feb. My validation is set on Any Value. Even when I
change
the format, it continues to either give me the 38760 or jumps to a date
format of 12-Feb. Is there any thing I can do?